Carrara

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf town
gptkbp:culturalEvents gptkb:Carrara_Marble_Festival
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Marble extraction traditions
gptkbp:economicActivity Tourism and marble extraction
gptkbp:famousFor marble
gptkbp:hasAnnualEvents gptkb:Marble_Marathon
gptkbp:hasClimate Mediterranean_climate
gptkbp:hasEconomyBasedOn marble industry
gptkbp:hasEducation Art schools
marble deposits
gptkbp:hasExhibition Contemporary art shows
gptkbp:hasFacility Marble_sculpting
gptkbp:hasFeature Scenic_views_of_mountains_and_sea
gptkbp:hasFestival Marble Festival
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse Massa
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance gptkb:Michelangelo
gptkb:Museo_del_Marmo
Medieval buildings
Palazzo Cybo Malaspina
Roman_marble_quarrying
gptkbp:hasHistory Roman_ruins
gptkbp:hasLocalCuisine Pasta with marble sauce
gptkbp:hasPopulation approximately 60,000
gptkbp:hasPublicTransport Buses to La Spezia
gptkbp:hasTouristAttraction Marble Quarries
Hotels_and_restaurants
gptkbp:hasTransportation gptkb:Carrara–Avenza_railway_station
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carrara
gptkbp:isConnectedTo gptkb:Via_Aurelia
A12 motorway
Local artisan workshops
gptkbp:isFamousFor gptkb:Carrara_white_marble
gptkb:Carrara_marble_quarries
gptkb:Michelangelo's_sculptures
Carrara_marble_sculptures
gptkbp:isHomeTo gptkb:Carrara_Cathedral
gptkb:Carrara_marble_museum
Local artists and sculptors
Carrara_marble_quarry_workers
Carrara_marble_quarrying_companies
gptkbp:isKnownFor Cultural tourism
artistic heritage
sculptural art
stone carving techniques
sculpture production
gptkbp:isLocatedIn 44.0583° N, 10.1167° E
gptkbp:isLocatedNear gptkb:Ligurian_Sea
gptkbp:isNear Apuan Alps
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Cultural_landscape_of_Tuscany
gptkb:Italian_Riviera
Province of Massa-Carrara
Mediterranean_cultural_region
gptkbp:localLegends Marble quarrying myths
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Tuscany