Day 1 - Florence
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
In 1501 in this same place Michelangelo Buonarroti began working on the David which, not well sketched by Agostino di Duccio, had been abandoned for years in the courtyard of the building. The room was used as a repository for numerous works of art, marble decorations from monuments and sculpture models submitted to trial by the workers before the execution. For centuries it was like an open construction site to carry out the task of embellishing, decorating or restoring the entire complex of Piazza del Duomo. In the 19th century it was also organized as a Museum where there are catalogs, drawings, models and sculptures in marble made by great sculptors such as Luca dell Robbia, Donatello and other works of interest. The most significant works from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and beyond will be admired.
The majestic Apuane mountains are the background to the beautiful coast of Versilia.
With your guide you will follow the history of the marble quarries with the various processing processes from the time of the Romans up to today’s modern techniques.
You will reach the widest marble field in the world and satisfy your technical and geological curiosities.
2nd Day - Carrara
Cave Corchia
Now preparations for the thrill! State to enter the center of the mountain that holds the secrets of 5 million years!
The Grotta Corchia is one of the most evocative underground discovered in the world. Among the treasures of the Apuan Alps this cave is a jewel of Nature secretly hidden for many eras.
The internal temperature is stable throughout the year: 7.6 C (45.9 F).
Details:
Entrance tickets: € 18 p.p For groups of at least 20 people: € 16
Free tickets from 0-4 years and disabled and accompanying persons.
Groups of minimum 20 people: € 16 p.p.
Includes: Tourist Guide to the Caves and Mines – Transfer by bus from the village of Levignani to the entrance to the Caves.
Reservations: at least 3 days before.
