Marina di Carrara
| Marina di Carrara | |||
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| Seaside resort Marina di Carrara with loading port | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| region | Tuscany | ||
| province | Massa-Carrara (MS) | ||
| local community | Carrara | ||
| Coordinates | 44 ° 2 ' N , 10 ° 3' E | ||
| height | 10 m slm | ||
| Residents | 15,377 () | ||
| patron | San Giuseppe | ||
| Church day | 19th March | ||
| Telephone code | 0585 | CAP | 54033 |
Marina di Carrara is a district of Carrara and a seaside resort with a sandy beach, which is located on the Tyrrhenian Sea in Tuscany, Italy . This is also where the most important transshipment port for natural stones in Europe is located, as it is close to the Carrara marble quarrying areas.
Marina di Carrara has numerous hotels and a sailing club that organizes regattas and a marina. The “Lunapark” amusement park in Marina di Carrara and the sandy beach, whose groynes are made of blocks of Carrara marble, are of interest to tourists .
There is a loading port where mainly natural stones from all over the world are shipped. In Marina di Carrara, the international marble and machine fair takes place every two years on a 20,000 square meter exhibition area. There are also numerous stone industry companies in Marina di Carrara.
Marina di Carrara borders on Marina di Massa , a district of Massa and also a seaside resort.
