AtlasItalyCarraraOne word pinned hereCarrara44.0833°N 10.1000°E · Q13372One English word in this atlas traces back to Carrara. It sits in Italy.ShareAll of Italy Pinned hereCarrara marblenoun · 17th centuryWell attestedMichelangelo climbed the mountain to pick his own blocks from the quarry.The quarries above Carrara have been worked since Roman times, supplying the Pantheon and later Michelangelo, who went up himself to choose stone. The name marks the town at the foot of the range rather than any single pit, and hundreds are still cut today.Named for a product of the placeRead →Nearest pinsgrenacheVernazza, Italy34 kmLeaning Tower of PisaPisa, Italy47 kmgo to CanossaCanossa, Italy61 kmleghornLivorno, Italy62 km