Botticino Fiorito is a premium Italian limestone renowned for its warm beige and cream tones. This stone features a fine, homogeneous grain with delicate veining, offering a timeless aesthetic that complements both classical and contemporary architectural projects. It is highly versatile, suitable for flooring, wall cladding, and exterior facades. Common finishes include polished, honed, and brushed surfaces to enhance its natural elegance. Marmi di Carrara supplies Botticino Fiorito in blocks, standard slabs of 2 or 3 cm, and custom cut-to-size pieces. We provide high-resolution photos of actual slabs to ensure transparency before purchase. As a trusted source for Italian stone, we guarantee the authenticity and quality of every Botticino Fiorito shipment.
Petrographic description
Botticino Fiorito is typically a fine-grained, beige limestone characterized by a uniform texture and subtle fossil inclusions.
Botticino Fiorito is a Limestone quarried in Italy, catalogued in the Marmi di Carrara atlas under the international reference ICITLS00950. Its dominant tone is beige & cream.
Like every limestone, 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, brushed, sandblasted, bush-hammered, split-face. Typical applications: interior and exterior floors, façades, pool surrounds, garden design, carved elements.
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.
Botticino Fiorito: the complete guide
Overview
Botticino Fiorito is a beige marble from the Brescia area with a cream background and a dense pattern of veins and stylolites. It is the most dynamic variant of Botticino, appreciated for floors and cladding with a classic feel.
History and origin
Botticino is quarried in the hills east of Brescia and is one of the best-known Italian marbles in the world. It has been used for monumental buildings, including the Vittoriano in Rome, and for countless floors and stairs. The Fiorito grade is recognised by its greater amount of veining compared with Classico. Marmi di Carrara supplies it on request.
Appearance
The background is creamy beige, enriched by thin veins, patches and golden-brown stylolites that form a dense, lively pattern. The amount of veining varies between slabs, but the overall effect remains warm and homogeneous. Polished, it looks bright and silky; tumbled or brushed, it takes on a more rustic charm.
Uses
Perfect for floors, stairs, cladding, bathrooms, thresholds and windowsills. Thanks to its compactness it is also used outdoors for cladding and steps. On kitchen worktops it remains sensitive to acids, so it must be treated and used with care.
Care and maintenance
Clean with neutral or marble-specific soaps; outdoors, a water repellent reduces the absorption of dirt. Stains from acidic substances should be removed immediately. The polish on floors can be restored by professional honing and polishing.
- Classification
- compact limestone (commercial marble)
- Bulk density
- approx. 2,700 kg/m³ (indicative)
- Mohs hardness
- approx. 3
- Water absorption
- low
- Main use
- interiors and exteriors
- Acid resistance
- low: beware of lemon, wine and limescale removers
FAQ
Is Botticino Fiorito suitable for outdoor use?
Limestone: suitable for façades and paving in temperate climates with a honed, brushed or bush-hammered finish. Tell us the climate and exposure of the project and we will recommend the right finish and thickness.
What is the price of Botticino Fiorito per m²?
Indicative price from €160/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 Botticino Fiorito 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.
