Carrara's a city in the province of Massa-Carrara (Tuscany, Italy), famous for the white or blue-gray marble quarried there. It's on the Carrione river, some 100 km west-northwest of Florence. Its motto's Fortitudo mea in rota (Latin for "My force's in the wheel"). History Settlements in the area are known since the 9th century BC, when here the Apuan Ligures lived here. The current town originated from the borough built to house workers in the marble quarries created by the Romans after thei… (More on Carrara)