Many have already seen one of the famous marble statue of Michelangelo’s with their own eyes. Few know how the high-quality material is broken down, however, probably. From Tuscany, the popular holiday region in, is the world-famous Carrara marble. The travel portal Reisen.com Italian region and their specialties presents.
Many Italy fans want to travel at least once in the Tuscany. The region is characterized not only by culinary delights and diverse nature, but also by significant marble deposits. The “white gold” of Tuscany was already popular in the Renaissance and was used as material for the most beautiful and most famous sculptures of the world the great masters. Even today, tourists can visit the marble quarries of Carrara, where once artists such as Michelangelo to have selected their marble blocks itself. The region is characterised by pine beaches and picturesque bays, which form a perfect holiday backdrop.
Plant lovers will be charmed by the Botanical Garden “Pietro Pellegrini”, because there they discover the diverse flora of Tuscany. Between Arbutus and implanted grow Genista and thyme in abundance.