I took a Mediterranean cruise in 2023 and stopped at Marina di Carrara, a lesser-known Italian port. I visited an active quarry in the Apuan Alps of Carrara — home to the coveted Carrara marble.

The Ligier black marble quarries, discovered in 1909 three miles south of the town of Dragoon, were considered comparable in quality to the famous Carrara marble quarries of Italy. Discoverer and ...

In a key scene, László takes Harrison to Italy, and a quarry to select the marble that will be used. However, the location (the Carrara Marble Mine in Tuscany) was a real working mine that came ...

It’s a mining process ... a sculptor who divides her time between Nehalem and Carrara, Italy, which is the world epicenter of marble and other stone trading as well. You can see a lot of ...

For centuries, Italy's world-famous Carrara marble has been used to make some of the most iconic sculptures in history. It was the marble that iconic artists include Michelangelo and Canova spent ...