Carrara
Marble has defined Carrara since ancient times — the white and blue-grey stone quarried from the Apuan Alps above this Tuscan town has supplied sculptors and builders across the world for millennia. Set between the Ligurian Sea and the mountains, the town has a walkable, heritage-dense centre with historic churches and a good café scene, while the nearby coast at Marina di Carrara adds a seaside dimension. Carrara also carries an unexpected political identity: the 1968 Congress of Carrara, held here, founded the International of Anarchist Federations, still active today.
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- Population58,666
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 6.4 km4.0 mi
Nearest airports
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Carrara: quick answers
Where is Carrara?
Carrara is in Massa-Carrara, Italy.
How do you get to Carrara?
The nearest airport is Pisa (PSA), about 47 min away by road. The nearest train station is Sarzana, about 23 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Carrara?
The warmest month is August, averaging 22°C71°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 6°C43°F. The wettest month is November, with about 209 mm8.2 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Carrara?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 24 restaurants, 9 cafés and 20 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Carrara?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Fosdinovo, Fivizzano and Pontremoli. Carrara is listed among the day trips from Florence.