 The City
An ideal destination for all types of tourism, Massa Carrara is a jewel rich with history and traditions. Medieval city, owes its origins to Roman times, formed by the merger of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Duchy of Modena and Reggio in 1859 was originally identified as the mass of the Marquis for having been long under the dominion of the Malaspina. Massa was the subject of bitter contention for the supremacy of the city until 1315 when he was again ruled by Pisa, owes much to Alberico Cibo, which gave a significant boost to the city in both administrative and economic and cultural, taking advantage of the precious marble was the object of mass interventions with the construction of major portals and beautiful fountains in the squares are still visible and prestigious buildings in the streets of the historic center.
Massa Carrara is famous for its fine marble, mining and processing of this important resource begins with the birth of the city itself. Rich in numerous quarries, the most famous ones column and Fantascritti, offers a unique spectacle immersed in a setting of great beauty. Today, walking around the city you will find many craft shops that carry on the tradition of marble.
In Carrara, you can visit the prestigious museum of marble, where you can trace the history of the marble and the complicated process from the Roman period to the present day, do not miss the Marmotec which boasts the richest collection of marble, granite and ornamental stones of rarest quality. From here you can continue with the beautiful marble quarries, along the bridges of Vara and striking tunnels dug into the rock you came to know from where the David of Michelangelo and other works of many ancient and contemporary art and many artists and sculptors who have helped to leave the streets of the city's numerous monuments and works of marble that made Massa Carrara, a beautiful city of world renown. Stroll the old town and discovering the wonderful works that man has created.
Splendid example of architecture is the Cathedral, with its Romanesque and Gothic style was built by the 'eleventh to the fourteenth century, entirely in marble Apuan you can see the influence of the Tuscan style as a whole, are the oldest parts of the portal with capitals and sculptures while the upper part of facade in Gothic style dates from the fifteenth century and is characterized by a large rose window and an arched portico layered meaning. Inside there is a semicircular apse with three naves with valuable works of artistic value. Continuing Alberica by one of the most beautiful streets of the historic rimmarrete fascinated by the beautiful marble palaces built complentamente that maintain intact their ancient beauty like yourself for example the Palace and the Palace of the Counts Lucanians Caryatids. | 
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