Breccia Capraia: The Italian Marble that defies time and enchants art
Breccia Capraia is an extraordinary Italian marble, very popular for its unique beauty and marked veins shading from purple to grey, and green on a milky white background. Its geological story began over 200 million years ago, when limestone sediments were deposited deep in the Tethys Sea (an ancient ocean from millions of years ago), later transformed by tectonic and metamorphic processes that gave rise to its distinctive structure and striking colours.
This marble is mainly quarried in the Apuan Alps, particularly in the Monte Altissimo area and the Capraia quarry, from which it takes its name.
Marmi Orobici Graniti is among the leading producers of this extraordinary marble, supervising its extraction and processing with cutting-edge technologies that preserve its integrity and elegance.
Breccia Capraia was already appreciated during the Renaissance: Michelangelo himself visited the Apuan quarries in search of the perfect marble for his masterpieces.
Although used less frequently than the more famous Carrara marble, Breccia Capraia was often used for decorative elements, inlays, and cladding in noble residences.
Today this marble plays a prevailing role in luxury interior design projects: floors, walls, kitchen countertops, bathrooms, and spas. Used to create sophisticated and artistic atmospheres.
Famous architects such as Peter Marino and Patricia Urquiola have chosen this marble for some of their most iconic and spectacular projects.
Breccia Capraia is so highly appreciated in Arab and Asian markets that it is often used in religious settings and royal palaces, thanks to its ability to convey prestige, spirituality, and a sense of the sublime.
Elegant, rare, and deeply Italian, Breccia Capraia is not just marble—it’s pure geological poetry.
