Pietra Santa Marble

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Pietra santa marble.

Stone floor stone walls special stone works. Sculptors famous like fernando botero mitoraj pietro cascella and emergeing are in this northern tuscany town capital of marble working and processing. The marble sculpting classes are held in our fully equipped studio surrounded by nature a. With over 20 years of marble sculpting teaching experience we offer different types of course lengths each is suitable for all levels of experience.

The fascinating medieval city of pietrasanta is considered the historic capital of versilia and the capital of marble processing. The town has roman origins but the modern town is named after guiscardo da pietrasanta who founded the current town in the mid thirteenth century. Apuan marble white ordinario to statuario calacatta and arabescato. Being only 2 miles off the coast pietrasanta is also a perfect summer destination of tuscany.

The town is part of versilia on the coast of northern tuscany. Pietrasanta is a historic medieval town in northern tuscany. A small medieval town with rich art history pietrasanta boasts a travel experience like no other allowing you to get up close and personal with world famous art monuments and a centuries old tradition of marble working. It is about 20 miles north of pisa and 15 miles south of the world marble capital of carrara the walled town of lucca is only 30 minutes away by car using the a12 highway.

Pietrasanta at the foot of marble rich apuan alps world centre of marble extraction has more sculptors per square metre than anywhere on earth. It s sometimes called the city of the artists or small athens for its marble studios and monuments. Marble carving sculpture workshops in pietrasanta italy. Also known as the little athens of italy pietrasanta is where many acclaimed artists call home igor mitoraj fernando botero.

Where is pietrasanta in italy. Pietrasanta is a town and comune on the coast of northern tuscany in italy in the province of lucca pietrasanta is part of versilia on the last foothills of the apuan alps about 32 kilometres 20 mi north of pisa the town is located 3 kilometres 1 9 mi off the coast where the frazione of marina di pietrasanta is located. The quarries among the marble crests of the apuan alps gleaming white like snowcaps on the ridge s peaks transformed the pocket size town of pietrasanta 2018 population.