007's Marble Quarry - Fantiscritti
The Fantiscritti marble quarry is where Michelangelo spent months selecting the marble he would use for David, though it was selected by someone else decades earlier and later discarded as useless until Michelangelo decided otherwise!
These marble quarries very near Lucca look, from a distance, like snow-capped mountains. With its scenic landscape immersed in white marble, this is a truly unique location. The Fantiscritti Tour offers a journey deep into the mountain, with guides sharing insights into the centuries-old techniques of the marble extraction, the history of the quarries, and how the marble is transported and processed.
In the James Bond film “QUANTUM OF SOLACE" scenes were filmed in and around the mountains of Carrara, including the scene where 007’s Aston Martin crashes into a marble quarry. The marble workers put excavations on hold for a day whilst the Bond crew deliberately wrecked some vehicles.
The car manufacturer Maserati used the quarry as a backdrop for the unveiling of a new car. The design Napapjri even held a fashion show here with catwalk models parading down the blocks of marble. Car manufacturers. Lamborghini, have also used the quarry for exhibitions. The quarry is also used by artists/sculptors to exhibit their works.
These marble quarries very near Lucca look, from a distance, like snow-capped mountains. With its scenic landscape immersed in white marble, this is a truly unique location. The Fantiscritti Tour offers a journey deep into the mountain, with guides sharing insights into the centuries-old techniques of the marble extraction, the history of the quarries, and how the marble is transported and processed.
In the James Bond film “QUANTUM OF SOLACE" scenes were filmed in and around the mountains of Carrara, including the scene where 007’s Aston Martin crashes into a marble quarry. The marble workers put excavations on hold for a day whilst the Bond crew deliberately wrecked some vehicles.
The car manufacturer Maserati used the quarry as a backdrop for the unveiling of a new car. The design Napapjri even held a fashion show here with catwalk models parading down the blocks of marble. Car manufacturers. Lamborghini, have also used the quarry for exhibitions. The quarry is also used by artists/sculptors to exhibit their works.
