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Just 60 minutes from the Hotel Grande Albergo in Sestri Levante, you can visit the spectacular Carrara Marble Quarries — a truly unique and unforgettable experience.

Discover the three marble basins of Torano, Fantiscritti, and Colonnata.
Following the route of the former Marble Railway, visitors embark on a breathtaking journey through the bridges of Vara and the fascinating tunnels carved into the rock, exploring the very quarries where the famous white Carrara marble has been extracted since pre-Roman times.

Torano Basin

Among the three, the Torano Basin is the most “lunar” in appearance, due to the heavy fracturing of large sections of the mountain. It takes its name from the charming nearby village of Torano, a picturesque hamlet rich in history.

Fantiscritti Basin

The heart of Carrara’s marble deposits, the Fantiscritti Basin offers one of the most iconic views of the Vara Bridges — a true symbol of the quarries. The scenery is breathtaking both in daylight and at night, when the moonlight deepens the shadows and gives the marble a soft, mystical glow.

Colonnata Basin

The easternmost of the three basins, the Colonnata Basin can be reached by following the municipal road from the Ponte di Ferro (built in 1875), one of the oldest bridges of the former Marble Railway. Along the way you’ll find numerous sawmills, heirs to the early 17th- and 18th-century workshops once powered by water.

At the Check Point in Viale XX Settembre, Stadio area, group visitors can collect their bus passes for guided tours.

To visit the quarries independently, you can:

– Drive by car or motorbike from Carrara towards the Fantiscritti and Colonnata basins to enjoy the spectacular quarry landscape and visit:

Cava Museo Danesi

Cava Galleria Ravaccione

Cava 177

It is also possible to reach the Fantiscritti and Colonnata basins by taxi – Carrara Taxi Service: ☎️ +39 0585 72277

To reach the village of Colonnata, you can also take bus no. 50 from the Carrara city center (Ospedale terminus). The ride takes about 15–20 minutes.