Marble Tour in Vila Viçosa

Name: Marble Tour in Vila Viçosa
Brand: Viator
Price: 29.37 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.9 (320 reviews)

4.9(320)2 Stunden - 3 StundenPortugiesisch, Englisch, SpanischBuche 4 Stunden im VorausEvora District, Portugal

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This is one of the most surprising Industrial Tourism experiences that can be carried out in Portugal. The visit begins at the meeting point with a brief explanation of the geography, geology and history of the sector at the Núcleo Documental do Mármore. The program includes a visit to a quarry to learn about the marble extraction processes, followed by a visit to a sawmill where the marble is transformed for subsequent application. The visits take place in Alentejo, municipalities of Vila Viçosa and Borba, 50 minutes from Évora and 2 hours from Lisbon. During the visit, visitors are provided with a helmet and a vest for mandatory use during the visit and which will be returned at the end.

Inbegriffen

Professional yet informal local guide

Nicht inbegriffen

hotel pickup
Hotel drop-off
Food (including meals) and drinks, unless otherwise specified
Private transportation

Was du tun wirst

Vila Vicosa
Vila Vicosa, Portugal
Visit to the Nucleus of Marble Stones of the region with passage and presentation of various stones, with emphasis on the processes of extraction of marble, existing dangers, used machinery, economic and artistic aspects. For the transportation between the meeting point and the stones, visitors need their own vehicle. Visit to a cottage workshop where the artisanal and manual transformation of marble, the techniques, the dangers, the machinery used the final work and the personal stories of the cottage master are highlighted. Visit to a marble milling / marble processing industrial workshop where the mechanized industrial processing of marble, the different machines used, the existing hazards, the different examples of final products and the entire operational context of a milling will be presented.
2 Stunden