Carrara marble in the Dionysos Theater of the Acropolis in Athens. Carrara marble Carrara marble is a type of white or blue-grey marble of high quality, popular for use in sculpture and building decor. It is quarried in the city of Carrara located in the province of Massa and Carrara in the Lunigiana, the northernmost tip of modern-day Tuscany, Italy. Carrara marble has been used since the time of Ancient Rome. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the marble quarries were monitored by the Cybo and Malaspina families who ruled over Massa and Carrara. The family created the "Office of Marble" in
Politics of Tuscany introduced in 1999 (literally "they will stand together or they will fall together"), also the Council is dissolved and a snap election is called. The Regional Government ("Giunta Regionale") is presided by the President of the Region ("Presidente della Regione"), who is elected for a five-year term, and is currently composed by ten members: the President and 9 regional ministers or assessors ("Assessori"), including a Vice President ("Vice Presidente"). The current President of Tuscany is Enrico Rossi, who is serving his first term after winning the 2010 regional election. Tuscany is divided in ten provinces, which are a traditional form