Le cave di marmo presenti sulle alpi apuane Cervaiole -Piastrone - Tendone: It is possible to reach these quarries from the road to Castelnuovo Garfagnana before reaching the Cipollaio tunnel. Since 1800 the white arabesque marble is extracted "open-air" or cut horizontally into the flank of the mountain. Gobbie and Castelnovese canals: Reachable from the Arni hospital at the hamlet Castagnina. Here the white arabesque marble is exploited by excavating ditches. Collettino - Bozzo - Faniello - Tombaccio: Reachable from dust tracks after passing Arni. In addition to the white arabesque, also other types marble like the "fantastico" and the "breccia" are extracted here. Trambiserra - La Mossa - Tacca Bianca: Reachable from Seravezza to Riomagno-Malbacco along the river Serra. This is where the white statuary marble used by Michelangelo is found. He was actually the one who opened the Tacca Bianca quarry. Borra Larga: This is the most interesting and suggestive quarry as the white arabesque marble is extracted in tunnels underground. It is reachable from Levigliani through dust tracks. Tavolini: It is located on the summit of Mount Corchia and is reachable through a dust track from the Croce Pass, at the end of the so-called Retro Corchia path (back wall of Corchia), passed the hamlet of Terrinca. |