Story of Stone: Marmifera

FOR CENTURIES, CARRARA’S MOUNTAINS HAVE YIELDED SOME OF THE MOST PRECIOUS MARBLE THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN. BUT QUARRYING THE STONE WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF THE JOURNEY. THE TRUE CHALLENGE? MOVING THESE MASSIVE BLOCKS FROM THE STEEP, RUGGED TERRAIN DOWN TO THE SEA.

FROM OX-DRAWN SLEDS TO THE ENGINEERING MARVEL OF THE MARMIFERA RAILWAY, THE PEOPLE OF CARRARA HAVE ALWAYS FOUND A WAY TO BRING THEIR STONE DOWN THE MOUNTAIN – WITH INGENUITY, DETERMINATION, AND NO SMALL AMOUNT OF RISK.

The Marmifera became more than a railway. It was a symbol of innovation – a lifeline between the high quarries and the harbour below.

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