Earth Incredible images tell the tale of the world’s most prized marble. In Land of Marble, photographer Alessandro Gandolfi explores the past and future of Italy's striking marble quarries. By ...

I took a Mediterranean cruise in 2023 and stopped at Marina di Carrara, a lesser-known Italian port. I visited an active quarry in the Apuan Alps of Carrara — home to the coveted Carrara marble ...

At the foot of striking marble quarries in central Italy's Apuan Alps sits the village of Colonnata (pictured above) – a quaint place famed for its pork lard and quarry workers.