Sightseeing
Carrara is known all over the world for its white marble. Whether you feel this industry is devastating the landscape (and it is!) and you feel hurt by it or you like the material; the marble quarries and this human-made cannot be missed if you are in Carrara. There are several organized visits or you can just take a car and (carefully) venture (but you might miss most and particularly the fascinating explanation about how the marble is extracted; about the culture and traditions in this area and about the history of excavation.
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Cave di Carrara
Carrara is known all over the world for its white marble. Whether you feel this industry is devastating the landscape (and it is!) and you feel hurt by it or you like the material; the marble quarries and this human-made cannot be missed if you are in Carrara. There are several organized visits or you can just take a car and (carefully) venture (but you might miss most and particularly the fascinating explanation about how the marble is extracted; about the culture and traditions in this area and about the history of excavation.
Lovely square in the heart of the old city of Carrara. You will find restaurants and cafès in the square and its surroundings
13 locals recommend
Alberica Square
3 Piazza AlbericaLovely square in the heart of the old city of Carrara. You will find restaurants and cafès in the square and its surroundings
Carrara Cathedral
3 Piazza DuomoPiazza Erbe
Piazza ErbeFood scene
Rebacco
5 Via Loris GiorgiRistorante Roma
1 Piazza Cesare BattistiLa Capinera Osteria Tipica
8 Via Giuseppe UliviRistorante Hope
3 Piazza ErbeRistorante Vittorio
28A Via CavourLa Drogheria
10 Piazza Alberica