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Cervaiole Quarries
Once excavated by Cosimo I de’ Medici, the Cervaiole quarries more recently have supplied marble for mosques in Mecca, Medina and Abu Dhabi.
Credit: Luca Locatelli/Institute, For the New York Times
Carrara Port Cargo Ship
A cargo ship in the Carrara port carrying 106 marble blocks — in aggregate weighing something like 2,000 tons.
Credit: Luca Locatelli/Institute, For the New York Times
Borghini Quarry
Inside the Borghini quarry. Some of the quarry’s cuts date to Roman times.
Credit: Luca Locatelli/Institute, For the New York Times
Studi d’Arte Cave Michelangelo
The Studi d’Arte Cave Michelangelo, a training facility for young sculptors.
Credit: Luca Locatelli/Institute, For the New York Times
Calacata Borghini Quarry
The Calacata Borghini quarry, one of the oldest in Carrara, in the heart of the Apuan Alps.
Credit: Luca Locatelli/Institute, For the New York Times
Truck with 20-ton Block of Marble
A truck loaded with a 20-ton block of marble winding its way down a steep quarry.
Credit: Luca Locatelli/Institute, For the New York Times
Campolonghi Marble Company
A workshop at the Campolonghi marble company, which makes floors.
Credit: Luca Locatelli/Institute, For the New York Times
Bettogli Quarry
Two workers who specialize in cleaning scale the cliffs of the Bettogli quarry, knocking away outcroppings and clutter that could fall and hit the quarrymen.
Credit: Luca Locatelli/Institute, For the New York Times
Canalgrande Quarries
Operations at the Canalgrande quarries. Some 65,000 tons of marble, on average, are extracted per year.
Credit: Luca Locatelli/Institute, For the New York Times
Serpentine Road
The serpentine road of Torano’s ‘‘marble valley.’’
Credit: Luca Locatelli/Institute, For the New York Times