In flooring and other surfaces, porcelain tiles are gaining traction for their ability to replicate natural materials while ...

Ascoli Piceno, in the Marche region of Italy, is made entirely of travertine. It’s the only city in the world built completely from the precious rock.

Italian quarries that supplied creamy white stone for Marble Arch and Michaelangelo's statue of David to be sold to Bin Laden family The Carrara quarries produce the world’s most sought-after marble ...

The mayor of Vagli di Sotto, a town of 1,000 people in the Lucca province, hopes the €80,000-project will bring tourists from over the pond to see the magnificent marble statue, which will be erected ...