Marina di Carrara - a modern seaside resort with spacious sandy beaches is conveniently located on the border of the Apuan Alps, which protect the town from the cold north winds. In Marina di Carrara, the leisure industry is well developed: there is a wide choice of hotels, campsites, private houses that can easily satisfy every taste
Marina di Carrara is based on the company "New Apuan Shipyards" (Nuovi Cantieri Apuani) , specializing in the construction of cruise ferries and reached a certain level of excellence in this industry . In addition there is a huge exhibition complex in the territory of which there are many different events, including a beer festival with the participation of a delegation from Bavarian th city of Ingolstadt, sister of Carrara . As a sign of friendship between the two cities, one of the central streets of Marina di Carrara was named Via Ingolstadt .
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How to get here
The nearest airports are in Florence (an hour's drive away), Pisa and Genoa (30 minutes drive to Marina di Carrara.)
By train to the station of Carrara by the railway lines Turin-Genoa-Ventimiglia-Pisa-Florence-Rome; Genoa-Parma-Bologna and Livorno-Milan
Traveling by car, take the motorway A12 (Genoa-Livorno) from the motorway towards Carrara
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Cuisine
Popular local specialties are: Tallerini with beans; ravioli "tordelli", stuffed with meat, mortadella, egg and spinach; lard from the Colonut; polenta with mushroom sauce and pecorino cheese; stuffed mussels; rice pie; fugaza - buns with raisins and pine nuts; jam from chestnuts
Beaches Marina di Carrara
There is a small beach between the port and the estuary of the Parmignola River in Marina di Carrara Considerable interest on the beach represents sailing club Nautico
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Marina di Carrara
Marina di Carrara is notable for the Sagrada Familia in 1886 and the church of Chiesa di San Giuseppe from 1776-1840. In the interior of the Church of the Holy Family, the marble altar of the sculptor Sparapani, the triptych of the sculptor Bini, as well as several oil canvases, including the "Virgin Mary of the Rosary", were preserved.
For vacationers, excursion routes have been developed, which include not only the unique beauty of the mountain landscapes, but also the cultural and historical heritage of the region.
Also you can go on an excursion to the nearby city of Carrara, where you can see: the main cathedral of the city with the Romanesque-Gothic facade style and the area of the Duomo with a marble bell tower. The main cathedral of the city or simply the Duomo, almost entirely lined with local Carrara marble. The cathedral contains the sarcophagus of Saint Ceccardo, the patron saint of Carrara, the 14th century Annunciation sculpture, and Angelo Puccinielli's wooden crucifix of the 14th century The Duomo square, located in the historic part of the city, is trapezoid in shape and surrounded by medieval buildings - here is the palace of the Baroque era (on the western side of the square); the old parish priest's house, executed in the Gothic style (on the south side of the square), as well as the house in which Michelangelo lived, in the Romantic Gothic style . In addition, an unfinished "Statue of the Giant" by famous Florentine sculptor Baccio Bandinelli and depicts Neptune, supported by two dolphins, in a basin of white marble .
Other interesting monuments: the building of the Academy of Fine Arts, the house of the geographer and naturalist Carrara Repetti (13th century), the square of Alberic, surrounded by elegant buildings belonging to the ancient and noble families of Carrara. In the center of the square paved with marble, a fountain dominates, crowned by a large statue of the Duchess Maria Beatrice d'Este
Pietrollino statues of Pietro Tacca and Cavallino by Arturo Dazzi are on the Matteotti square. The memorials of the ancient history of the city are well preserved on Viale XX settembre, where the city's marble museum and the Giampaoli villa of the early 20th century occupy the territory of about 3 hectares covered with cypresses, eucalyptuses and elms.
Neighborhoods
No more than half an hour drive from Marina di Carrara, at an altitude of 1350 m above sea level is Campocecina - mountain terrace, which offers a magnificent view of the surrounding area: from the islands of the Tuscan archipelago to Corsica. In Campogečina you can get from Carrara, following the SS446 road towards the villages of Gragnana and Castelpodjo; after Castelpocco take the first right and drive towards Campo.
The nearby Apuan Alps are not only pleased with the picturesque landscapes, but also with a lot of interesting hiking and horseback riding. These mountains, almost entirely composed of marble, are surrounded by a regional reserve. Here grows countless numbers of rare plants and flowers. The rocks, karst grottoes and caves of the Apuan Alps attract many fans of speleology and mountaineering.
In addition, in Carrara, since ancient times famous for its marble, it is worth to inspect some of the numerous marble quarries. Following from Carrara in the direction of the "marble" town of Coloneta, world-famous for its delicacy - the Salon from the Colonnade, the careers of La Piana and Fantiscritti with the marble museum will be on the way.
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Events
Marina Marco di Carrara hosts the annual International Marble Exhibition "Marmotec" and the Beer Festival Septemberfest at y part of the delegation from the Bavarian city of Ingolstadt, aimed at recreating the atmosphere of the German Oktoberfest . During the festival, you can taste three kinds of beer: La Bionda, La Scura and La Weizen, which is transported in specially equipped trucks directly from the Nordbräu brewery from Ingolstadt . Well , and, of course, no beer festival can do without traditional "beer" snacks - except for beer on Septemberfest directly from Germany bring the most popular dishes of Bavarian cuisine: pork rudders, sausages with sauerkraut, fat with black bread, n Onschiki and strudel! Photo by Marina di Carrara (17)