"Cararra" a Carrara Travel Page by lashr1999

Cararra is the home of pure white marble quarries. This site has been in use for over 2000 years since the Roman era. It is a wonder marble is still being quarried after all these years. Here, Michelangelo used to visit to select marble for his sculptures. In fact, the marble for his "David" sculpture came from here. When you first see the mountains, you think there is snow covering them. However, when you come up close you find that is it really the white marble that is being quarried.