Travel in a 4x4 vehicle in the basin of the Apuan Alps on a full-day tour of discovery and adventure. See the marble of Carrara, where Michelangelo found raw material for some of his most famous works (such the DAVID).

Your day begins with pick-up at your hotel or cruise ship. Private driver with van. Then you will be transferred to Pisa or Lucca and then to Carrara, where you will drive up the Carrara Marble Mountains. Stop to admire the incredible marble mountains of Miseglia and Fantiscritti, then continue to the latter where you will meet your guide.

Pile into a 4x4 vehicle with your group, travelling to an altitude of 3,280 feet (1,000 metres) above sea level. Here you will be taken on a tour of 30 active quarries, which draws 25,000 tonnes of marble per month. Then learn about the operations and the machinery used to extract marble.

From here, admire your surroundings, including a cave, the sea, the town of Porto Venere, the mountain ranges of Cinque Terre, and the Gulf of La Spezia. Continue driving, stopping off to visit Pisa or Lucca, before returning to your ship at 17:30.