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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ... as the high-grade marble would ...

Whether you choose classic Carrara or more unusual stones ... I think beautifully crafted stain-grade millwork pairs exceptionally well with marble. There’s something so special about placing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Marble has endless variations because of factors like where it’s sourced, its impurities, patterns, colors and veining. Colors can range from white to black to pink to green. Carrara marble is ...

In 1497, an ambitious 22-year-old hiked up to the quarries above the Italian town of Carrara looking for a perfect block of marble. He searched for months until he found it. His name was ...

Earlier this year, Stein learned that an industrial area outside Carrara was home to a group of up-and-coming marble sculptors—powerful, automated robots belonging to a company called Litix ...