I visited an active quarry in the Apuan Alps of Carrara — home to the coveted Carrara marble. The port's unique landscape and history, paired with a lack of crowds, make it a hidden gem.

The Pantheon temple in Rome glistens with precious, white marble from Italy’s town of Carrara, a stone that was prized by the ancient Romans and Renaissance masters. Now, extraction rates of ...

Last July, a Saudi company owned by the family of Osama bin Laden bought 50 per cent of one of the largest marble firms for 45 million euros. Carrara marble is in high demand in the Middle East ...