Carrara: environment and territory

CARRARA

Aronta è quel ch’al ventre li s’atterga,che ne’ monti di Luni, dove roncalo Carrarese che di sotto alberga,

ebbe tra ’ bianchi marmi la speloncaper sua dimora; onde a guardar le stelle

e ’l mar non li era la veduta tronca. Dante, Commedia, Inferno, XX, vv. 48-51.

Carrara

This name isn’t a case

The motto of Carrara is:

“Fortitudo mea in rota”

Carrara is a small town situated between Tuscany and Liguria, with the Alpi Apuane on the north-east and the sea on west.

Territory of Carrara

Alpi Apuane

The Alpi Apuane are a mountain range, not very big but quite high, situated in the north of Tuscany,between the rivers Magra and Serchio. It declines on south-east with Riviera Apuana and Versilia, on north-east with Lunigiana and Garfagnana valleys. They are an important destination for mountain lovers.

The mountains of our Alpi Apuane

Sagro

Pizzo d’Uccello

Pisanino

Tambura

Flowers of the Alps

The flora of the Apuan Alps is characterized by endemic species that grow and can be found only in our mountains.

Campocecina

Campocecina is a mountain location of the Alpi Apuane,it’s an area without any precise limits, it’s a very beautiful clearing, from which you can take paths to go, for example, mount Sagro or mount Borla. There are many people camping here in summer, and from there the view is fantastic.

Campocecina

The quarry of poetry

This quarry, now disused, is used in summer as a cultural place: you can find poems carved in marble from many poets. This place is also known as "marble book“.

The seaside of Carrara

Marina of Carrara is a resort destination for many families who like to spend the summer at sea and at the same time wish to visit important tourist destinations.

It has an important function in the economy of our town for

the marble exportation, the most important source of our territory. Marble has been extracted from the Apuan Alps for centuries and it has always been the “dream material” of the most famous sculptors all over the world.

The harbour of Carrara

Some buildings of Carrara

Sculptures in Carrara

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