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WHITE TRAVERTINE

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  Italy is the origin of the culture of travertine, with its ancient buildings made with this historical stone, such as the Colosseum or the St. Peter Basilica both in the city of Rome. Being the quarries in the Guidonia area and Tivoli, very near of the “center of the civilization”, it was widely used for all the public and private buildings made not only in the ancient Rome, but also in the churches, fountains and palazzos built during centuries, all of them can be admired now. Colosseum. Rome.  Pic author This sedimentary stone has different patterns, depending on the layer in which are cut. Main color is the soft crème, crossed by a delicate veining, and also other color stripes can be described, but in this report we are going to talk about one of the most spectacular variant, such as the WHITE TRAVERTINE. NAVONA TRAVERTINE Roman travertine Navona is the Italian white travertine par excellence, with a light ivory color, milky background and characteristic light veins with small an

WHITE ITALIAN MARBLES

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  Italian marbles are the ones with more long lasting history during the centuries, along with the Greek marbles. Roma Empire quarried and processed the marble from the Carrara Mountains to dress its sumptuous palaces and villas. Now the Italian marbles come again taking the stage, and it is hugely demanded around the world for any kind of project in which the stone ought to be the breaking decoration. Here in Spain the Italian marbles are imported in 2 ways, or in finished slabs or in blocks to be cut and processed here in our plants. A brief tour for the available Italian marbles that you can find here in Spain, to be used in the inner market or also for export, as prices are steadier from the imposed ones by the Italian dealers. There are many types, and usually are a confusion with trade ground names, types, designs…as all of the blocks are quarried in the same area. Carrara Marble. Carrara Marble The most common and more competitive in price range. Its background (and its price)