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Marble Tour
Evora District, Alentejo
3 hours
Art & Culture
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Good for Groups
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Family Friendly
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Walking Tours
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Outdoor Exploration
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Conscious
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Excursions
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History
Date
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What You Will Do
This is a tour for those who want to know the marble industry in detail.
In this tour we accompany the group to the marble quarries, to the sawmills where the marble is worked industrially and to the construction sites where the marble is worked by hand.
In this tour we accompany the group to the marble quarries, to the sawmills where the marble is worked industrially and to the construction sites where the marble is worked by hand.
What's Included?
- Professional yet informal local guide
What's Not Included?
- hotel pickup
- Hotel drop-off
- Food (including meals) and drinks, unless otherwise specified
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
At the headquarters of the AE Marble Route
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Vila Vicosa
3 hours
Visit to the Marble Quarry Center in the region with passage and presentation of several quarries, with emphasis on the marble extraction processes, existing dangers, used machinery, economic and artistic aspects. Visit to a construction site where the artisanal and manual transformation of marble, the techniques, the existing dangers, the machinery used in the final work and the personal histories of the construction site deserve special mention. Visit to a marble sawmill / industrial marble transformation workshop where mechanized industrial marble transformation will be presented, the different machines used, the existing dangers, the different examples of final products and the entire operational context of a sawmill.
Additional Information
This tour is independently operated by a third-party provider: Rota do Marmore do Anticlinal de Estremoz.
Itineraries, descriptions, promotional content, and historic information are solely the responsibility of the tour operator and do not represent the views or positions of Marriott International, Inc.
Itineraries, descriptions, promotional content, and historic information are solely the responsibility of the tour operator and do not represent the views or positions of Marriott International, Inc.
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
Guide Options
- Guide - Portuguese
- Guide - English
- Guide - Spanish
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