The serpentine road of torano s marble valley credit luca locatelli institute for the new york times.
Marble quarries of northern italy.
Touring the marble mines in the apuan alps in northern tuscany is an incredible visual experience which is why the location was chosen for the chase scene in the james bond film quantum of solace.
I was curious to find a way to shoot them to show their majestic dimensions so i was making pictures which i started to share on instagram.
This is where the famous marble has been excavated since roman times.
The marble quarries of northern italy are famous around the world and they are so impressive says locatelli who is based in milan.
The majestic marble quarries of northern italy.
Marble quarries located at the top of the mountains form the background of the town of carrara.
What we admire as pristine white stone was born hundreds of millions of years ago in overwhelming darkness.
You can tour some of the marble mines above carrara in a self guided car tour but to get as high into the apuan alps as we did in the picture you ll need to take a jeep tour.