In Carrara the famous marble is not extracted, rather, as the workers themselves say, it is “cultivated”. Tuscany is the largest producer of marble in the world and the city of Carrara is the most renowned for its internationally famous white marble. You will discover a different and fascinating world, made of effort and genius, ancient sweat and modern technology. The world of marble is not only the extraction or processing of a stone, it’s also the history of a territory and its people, forever synonymous with said marble. It’s about quarries, techniques and history, sure... but also about the thousand-year-old villages of quarry-men, their customs, their language, food and daily life.