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Carrara Hotel tips
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Hotel Dora from45 €
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Hotel Michelangelo from109 €
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Carrara Travel guide
Carrara : Michelin's recommendations
Carrara lies on the edge of the Apuan Alps and is synonymous with marble. Famous across the globe, the white marble quarries near the town have been exploited since Roman times, producing a pure marble whose quality can only be compared to that of Paros in Greece. Michelangelo used to visit the quarries in person to choose the blocks of marble from which he would carve his masterpieces.
Tourist attractions Carrara : Things to see and do
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Duomo
P.za del Duomo 3 I - 54033 Carrara
Carrara’s Romanesque-Gothic cathedral has a Pisan-style façade ornamented with an intricately worked and beautiful marble rose window, and an elegant 13C bell tower. The interior boasts a number of interesting 14C statues.
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Museo del Marmo
V. XX-Settembre - Marina di Carrara I - Carrara
The Marble Museum focuses on the use of marble from Antiquity to the modern day. It is broken down into five sections: the first uses archaeological pieces to illustrate the use of marble in the region during Roman times. The second room, the Marble ..
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Marble quarries of Fantiscritti
I - 54033 Carrara
This wild landscape and the enormous amount of work carried out by the quarrymen over the years make these quarries a particularly impressive spectacle. The Colonnata quarries 8,5 km East of these ones, are surrounded by greenery.
Hotels Carrara
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Hotel Dora
Via Apuana 3 F I - 54033 Carrara
Housed in a 15th-century building in the very centre of Carrara, Hotel Dora is next to the Carona River and 400 metres from the Duomo church. It offers free Wi-Fi and a bar. With an LED satellite TV, all rooms at Dora Hotel feature a beige-and-purpl..
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Hotel Michelangelo
Corso Carlo Rosselli 3 I - 54033 Carrara
Hotel Michelangelo is located in the heart of historical Carrara town centre and within 3 km from the Carrara trade fair. It offers a terrace overlooking the Apuan Alps. The Michelangelo's rooms are originally decorated with unique art on the walls...
