Museo di Fantiscritti, Marble quarry museum in Carrara, Italy
The Fantiscritti Museum displays tools, machinery, and techniques used for marble extraction in an open-air setting between the slopes of Monte Croce.
The quarry site traces back to Roman times, marked by an ancient bas-relief depicting three deities carved into the rock face with Latin inscriptions.
The museum exhibits life-sized sculptures of quarry workers, traditional equipment, and a reconstructed quarryman's house to demonstrate the local mining heritage.
Visitors can explore two distinct routes: an outdoor path leading to marble extraction points at 1000 meters elevation and an underground tunnel through the Ravaccione cavern.
The nineteenth-century Vara Bridges within the museum complex represent industrial engineering achievements that facilitated marble transportation from the quarry basins.
Location: Carrara
Address: Via Miseglia Fantiscritti 54033 Carrara MS
Opening Hours: Montag-Sonntag 10:00-18:00
Phone: +393933575925
Email: info@cavamuseo.com
Website: https://cavamuseo.com
GPS coordinates: 44.09029,10.13357
Latest update: September 24, 2025 17:30
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