Explore the Carrara marble quarries by bike at your own pace, amazing experience that permits to admire unique landscapes, learn more about the excavation and transportation of marble, taste local specialties and visit the old town center of Carrara.

Highlights

E-bike tour (pedal-assisted bicycle)
Expert cycling guide
Visit the marble quarries pedaling on paved roads
Route length about 30 km and 500 meters. of difference in altitude
Visit to the historical center of Carrara
Tasting of local products

Tour Details

Departure in the morning 9.00 - afternoon 15.00
Duration 3 hours
Available everyday
Meeting at V&D Viaggi e Dintorni travel agency - Via Genova 2 / d Marina di Carrara
Price € 65.00 adults - € 55.00 Under 18
The price includes: e-bike rental, cycling guide, food tasting, protective helmet
MINIMUM AGE: 14 YEARS
Type of Tour SHARED - MIN 4 - MAX 15 PAX

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Itinerary

Bike tour with e-bike, itinerary to the Carrara marble quarries a beautiful and suggestive journey through the three marble valleys: Colonnata, Miseglia and Torano and through Carrara historical center.

With a little sweat and effort, discover the landscape beauties of this area, learn about the ancient traditions of the quarrymen and taste the typical local products.

Meeting with the guide and depart towards the marble quarries, continue along asphalted roads going up to Fantiscritti, the landscape really unique and on holidays it is possible to climb a little higher almost to the top of the marble mountains.

After cooling off we continue to Colonnata, an ancient quarrying town, where a tasting of the famous, unique, tasty, local cold cut will be offered.

We then descend along the ancient tunnels of the marble railway up to Carrara for a short itinerary in the historic center through its historic center, called the marble city.

At the end, return to Marina di Carrara.