Our Carrara quarries

Calacatta Carrara marble

Ivory-white ground and wide grey-gold veins: Calacatta is the Apuan marble most requested by architects and interior designers worldwide.

Geology and technical data

Medium-fine grained marble from the Fantiscritti and Colonnata basins, with veins enriched in iron oxides that give the gold and taupe tones. Density 2,700 kg/m³, absorption about 0.15%.

Uses

Luxury kitchens and bathrooms, floors and walls of lobbies and boutiques, tables and fireplaces, bookmatched walls; large-format slabs.

Selections and formats

Oro, Vagli, Borghini and Carrara varieties according to vein colour and ground; 2 and 3 cm slabs polished, honed or brushed.

Indicative price

Premium and excellence bands: 200-500 €/m² for commercial selections, 500-1,000 €/m² for Oro and Borghini, excl. VAT, ex works Carrara.

Suggested pairings

Calacatta + Bardiglio

Bookmatched Calacatta on the wall and Bardiglio on the floor or as a border: the classic pairing of Italian interiors, warm and sober.

Extraction basin: Bacino di Fantiscritti (Miseglia)

The central basin, reached via the Ponti di Vara road. Open-pit and underground quarries; Bianco Carrara C and CD, Venato, Arabescato, Bardiglio and Calacatta.

Carrara materials from our quarries

Statuario Calacatta Luccicoso Venatino Bardiglio Imperiale Arabescato Bardiglio Bianco Carrara C / CD Bianco Gioia Statuarietto Bianco Venato Zebrino Cipollino Apuano

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Ask for blocks or slabs – Calacatta

Tell us what you need: our team prepares an indicative quote with transport and sends it by email, usually within one working day.

Questions and answers

How do I get a price for one of these stones?

Tell us the stone, the sizes or the square metres, the finish and where it has to be delivered. Marmi di Carrara (Carrara, since 1956) replies with photos of the lots available now and a quotation for slabs, blocks or cut-to-size pieces.