Florence: Carrara Marble Quarry, Lardo Lunch & Private David Tour

Meet David where his story began. Your driver picks you up at your Florence hotel and takes you by private Mercedes van into the Apuan Alps, where the mountains shine white with marble. At MarmoTour, a working quarry in Carrara, a local expert leads you about 400 metres inside the mountain to show how marble is still cut today: the same stone Michelangelo chose by hand.

Lunch is at Larderia La Stazione in Colonnata, where you taste Lardo di Colonnata PGI, cured for months in marble basins with herbs.

Back in Florence, your official private guide meets you at the Accademia Gallery for a 30-minute tour of David: how he was carved, and the details most visitors miss. Then take about an hour to explore the gallery at your own pace.

Just your group, your driver and your guides. From mountain to masterpiece in one day.