Castione is a premium white marble sourced from Switzerland, renowned for its subtle veining and consistent, luminous finish. The stone displays a delicate, almost translucent quality with faint, fine-grained textures that enhance its elegance. Ideal for high-end architectural applications, Castione excels in both interior and exterior settings, including flooring, wall cladding, countertops, and sculptural elements. It responds beautifully to polished, honed, and brushed finishes, offering versatility for modern and classical designs alike. Marmi di Carrara supplies Castione in ready-to-install slabs of 2–3 cm thickness, as well as custom-cut blocks, and provides detailed photographs of actual slabs before purchase to ensure transparency and confidence for architects, designers, and stone buyers.
Petrographic description
Typically a fine-grained white marble.
Castione is a Marble quarried in Switzerland, catalogued in the Marmi di Carrara atlas under the international reference ICCHMA00021. Its dominant tone is white.
Like every marble, 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: polished, honed, brushed, sandblasted, bush-hammered (exterior). Typical applications: interior floors and walls, bathrooms, vanity tops, stairs, fireplaces, furniture and sculpture.
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 Castione suitable for outdoor use?
Marble: suitable for façades and shaded areas with a honed or bush-hammered finish; polished surfaces lose their gloss outdoors. Tell us the climate and exposure of the project and we will recommend the right finish and thickness.
What is the price of Castione 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 Castione 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.
