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Kobra’s David mural at Cava Cima di Gioia

Kobra’s David mural at Cava Cima di Gioia

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Kobra’s David mural at Cava Cima di Gioia

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Location: Massa, Massa-Carrara, Tuscany, Italy

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1. Cresta del Monte Tamburone – Vergheto Abandoned Village loop from Colonnata

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2. Colonnata Village – David Mural by Kobra loop from Colonnata

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3. Vergheto Abandoned Village – Cresta del Monte Tamburone loop from Casette

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🅰️NGELO L🅰️MB🅰️RDI 🇮🇪

May 24, 2024

🏔️ COLUMNED. KOBRA'S DAVID.
In the heart of the Apuan Alps, near the small village of Colonnata famous for its lard, an extraordinary work of art is hidden: the mural of David of Kobra. Created by the Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra, this immense mural portrays Michelangelo's David in a super colorful and modern version, approximately 10 meters high. Despite its grandeur, it remains hidden in the mountains and only becomes visible when you get closer. The Cima di Gioia Quarry, where the mural is located, offers a spectacular view of the mountains, the quarries and the Tyrrhenian Sea. The route is the CAI 195 path, a real mountain trek that starts from the small square of Colonnata. Through Via del Giardino and a path that enters the woods, the path climbs for about 500 meters in altitude. After a walk of about an hour, you arrive at the crest with a breathtaking view, until you emerge in front of the mural.

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nico

October 18, 2024

beautiful work of art, impressive view of the quarries

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Paride Scuffi

October 23, 2025

A huge plaque that marks the death of the Apuan Alps due to criminal marble mining, and on which they didn't even have the good sense to include the dates of birth and death.
200,000,000 years of the Apuan Alps' geological formation pulverized into marble destined for the chemical industry. After this excursion, when you brush your teeth before bed tonight, you might find Apuan marble in your toothpaste.
Visit this place because you need to see the pollution and devastation with your own eyes, and you need to know what it means to destroy mountains. And mountains don't grow back: what's taken away is gone forever.
And if during your visit you think you see "beauty" around you in this place of devastation and pollution, perhaps you haven't yet developed the consciousness to truly understand what marble quarries are.

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Kobra’s David mural at Cava Cima di Gioia

1. Cresta del Monte Tamburone – Vergheto Abandoned Village loop from Colonnata

2. Colonnata Village – David Mural by Kobra loop from Colonnata

3. Vergheto Abandoned Village – Cresta del Monte Tamburone loop from Casette

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