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.

But, it is also a place of environmental devastation. The Apuan Alps, where the mining is happening, are hiding one of the ...

At the foot of striking marble quarries in central Italy's Apuan Alps sits the village of Colonnata (pictured above) – a ...

Carrara, Italy - At dawn, the jagged peaks of the Apuan Alps can be seen rising steeply above the Tyrrhenian Sea, their sharp silhouettes mirrored in the still water below. Shaped over millennia ...

making it one of Italy’s best-kept secrets. This hidden gem, surrounded by the imposing Apuan Alps and the northern Apennines, offers an enchanting mix of untamed nature and centuries-old history.

As a pack of wolves treads its usual route across the Apuan Alps in Italy, Wildlife Photographer Lorenzo Shoubridge shines a light on the region's marble industry. Lorenzo tells two stories with his ...

This gorgeous little city in Italy is just as pretty as Florence ... Situated on a plain at the base of the Apuan Alps, Lucca offers a unique advantage—it is not a hilltop village.

The couple were on a mountain trail in the Apuan Alps above the Monte Macina valley in Italy. Picture: Getty “The trip up the Apuan Alps was the last one they had to do. “She had sent me a ...

Rebecca Aretini, 28, fell to her death in front of her boyfriend in the Apuan Alps above the Monte Macina valley in Italy. Local authorities said there was nothing that could be done to save the ...

Beside a road winding into the Apuan Alps sits the village of Sant’Anna ... to deter collaboration with the resistance. In Italy’s general election on September 25th, Stazzema, the ...

As well as scenic landscapes, Italy offers its two-wheeled travellers ... Lucca is the gateway to long climbs in the Apuan Alps and Central Apennine but it also offers rolling hill routes towards ...