Betty Albert, Author at The Untours Blog

Finding Etruscan Treasures, and Friendship, in Umbria (Part 1)

This is part one in a series on the ancient Etruscan civilization that inhabited central Italy from the 8th – 4th centuries BC. Planning our trip to Italy last May, I became interested in the historical finds of the Etruscans,…

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on February 13, 2018 under Florence / Italy / Tuscany

Exploring the Marble Caves of Carrara, Home to Michelangelo’s White Marble

Used for the Pantheon, Trajan’s Column, and Michelangelo’s David in Rome, Carrara marble was valued above all other stone. The mountains were first exploited by Julius Caesar with origins from the 2nd century BC. Located in the northernmost tip of…

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