When Nature created this section of the Apuan Alps, she formed a storehouse of marble that is truly marvelous in extent, for beds of the finest quality of the Carrara grade are known to exist as ...

In a place where natural beauty and industrial extraction collide, people are fighting for a town threatened by decline.

It was a day like no other. The toilets were golden, the guests were chartered in on private jets, and the flowers were stacked so high that only a sliver of sun peeked through. And the marble ...

A monument of art history both literally and figuratively, it is undoubtedly the world's most famous sculpture ...

I visited an active quarry in the Apuan Alps of Carrara — home to the coveted Carrara marble. The port's unique landscape and history, paired with a lack of crowds, make it a hidden gem.

Carrara marble is one of the most prestigious marbles in the world. A slab can cost up to $400 per square meter, and over history, it has been used for some remarkable buildings. Think of the ...

I never realized that raw marble is harvested in colossal slabs from the sides of mountains. That is just unreal. The quarry featured in the film is located in the Carrara region of Northwest ...

Last July, a Saudi company owned by the family of Osama bin Laden bought 50 per cent of one of the largest marble firms for 45 million euros. Carrara marble is in high demand in the Middle East ...

Even grown-up kids can heap disaster onto your marble. Kirk tells the story of friends whose college-age son put a hot frying pan down on their “stunning” Carrara marble countertop ...