I took a Mediterranean cruise in 2023 and stopped at Marina di Carrara, a lesser-known Italian port. I visited an active quarry in the Apuan Alps of Carrara — home to the coveted Carrara marble. The ...

I visited an active quarry in the Apuan Alps of Carrara, Italy — home to the coveted Carrara marble. Located in Tuscany, Carrara marble is a $1 billion industry thanks to hard workers at the quarries.

So said Michael Bruni, tour guide/son/brother at the family-run Carrara Marble Tours, as we climbed into a Land Rover Defender and began our ascent from the port of Carrara to the marble quarries in ...

Carrara, Italy — A remarkable innovation is changing the way timeless art is created. For centuries, Italy's world-famous Carrara marble has been used to make some of the most iconic sculptures in ...

"Is that snow?" my partner said one morning during a summer Mediterranean cruise as we opened our cabin's curtains to see a wide view of the Apuan Alps in Carrara, Italy. "No, it's marble," I said, ...