Pietra Santa Marble
It s sometimes called the city of the artists or small athens for its marble studios and monuments.
Pietra santa marble. Marble carving sculpture workshops in pietrasanta italy. Artist laboratories sculpture workshops schools for marble artwork. 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 marble sculpting classes are held in our fully equipped studio surrounded by nature a.
The town is part of versilia on the coast of 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. 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.
The fascinating medieval city of pietrasanta is considered the historic capital of versilia and the capital of marble processing. Lamar is based in pietrasanta italy. With over 20 years of marble sculpting teaching experience we offer different types of course lengths each is suitable for all levels of experience. Hotels near piazza duomo hotels near duomo di pietrasanta hotels near museo dei bozzetti pierluigi gherardi hotels near chiesa di sant antonio e san biagio abate hotels near favret mosaici artistici since 1933 hotels near pieve dei santi giovanni e felicita hotels near peace frame hotels near info point comune di pietrasanta touch screen terragir 24h hotels near musa museo virtuale della.
Also known as the little athens of italy pietrasanta is where many acclaimed artists call home igor mitoraj fernando botero. 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. Sculptors famous like fernando botero mitoraj pietro cascella and emergeing are in this northern tuscany town capital of marble working and processing. Pietrasanta is a historic medieval town in northern tuscany.
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. Pietrasanta at the foot of marble rich apuan alps world centre of marble extraction has more sculptors per square metre than anywhere on earth.