Arideas Travertine is a distinguished natural stone originating from Greece, celebrated for its warm beige and cream hues. This travertine features a characteristic porous surface with subtle banding, offering a timeless aesthetic that complements both classical and contemporary architectural projects. It is highly versatile, suitable for flooring, wall cladding, and exterior facades, and can be finished in honed, brushed, or tumbled textures to achieve the desired tactile quality. Marmi di Carrara supplies Arideas Travertine in robust blocks and precision-cut slabs of 2 or 3 cm thickness, available cut-to-size for specific design requirements. We provide high-resolution photographs of actual slabs to ensure transparency before purchase, allowing architects and designers to verify the unique natural variations of this Greek travertine.
Petrographic description
Arideas Travertine is typically a beige and cream sedimentary limestone characterized by a porous, banded texture formed through the precipitation of calcium carbonate in spring-fed environments.
Arideas Travertine is a Travertine quarried in Greece, catalogued in the Marmi di Carrara atlas under the international reference ICGRTR00017. Its dominant tone is beige & cream.
Like every travertine, it is supplied as raw blocks, gangsaw slabs in 2 and 3 cm and cut-to-size pieces made in our Carrara plants. Recommended finishes: honed filled, polished filled, unfilled brushed, tumbled. Typical applications: floors, façades, pool decks, wall cladding, classic and contemporary interiors.
Availability varies with the quarry campaigns: before quoting we check current stock, block sizes and the selection grade, and we send photos of the actual slabs. Price and transport are confirmed by our technical office within one working day.
FAQ
Is Arideas Travertine suitable for outdoor use?
Travertine: traditional for façades and pool decks, filled or unfilled. Tell us the climate and exposure of the project and we will recommend the right finish and thickness.
What is the price of Arideas Travertine per m²?
Indicative price from €170/m² for polished 2 cm slabs ex works Carrara, VAT excluded. The final figure depends on selection, block size, finish and quantity; a personalised quote is free.
How is Arideas Travertine shipped from Italy?
Slabs travel in wooden A-frames inside 20-foot containers (about 25 tonnes); blocks ship loose or in open-top containers. We quote FOB, CIF or door-to-door to any port or site.
