Carrara Carrara Carrara () is a city and "comune" in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some west-northwest of Florence. Its motto is "Fortitudo mea in rota" (Latin: "My strength is in the wheel"). There were known settlements in the area as early as the 9th century BC, when the Apuan Ligures lived in the region. The current town originated from the borough built to house workers in the marble quarries created by the Romans after their conquest of Liguria
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