Italian White Travertine

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White Travertine: extracted mainly in the Rapolano area, it has an ivory beige color with flashes of white and gray veins . Used both as a construction and decorative material, it is well suited for both indoor and outdoor use, as well as for the creation of sculptures.

It is one of the most used materials ever for the creation of floors, famous for its characteristics and the numerous varieties that distinguish it: we are talking about Travertine marble , an architectural solution traceable in every era.

Let's discover together everything there is to know about this prestigious marble!

Travertine marble is a chemical calcareous sedimentary rock that forms in a subaerial continental environment where the calcareous solution has had time to stagnate and settle in a flat area; the proximity to the surface and, on the contrary, the distance from spring or flowing waters favor the formation of Travertine . Its colour, due to the presence of oxides, varies from milky white to walnut, with shades ranging from yellow to red.

It is a robust, resistant and compact natural stone, used both as a construction and decoration material, both indoors and outdoors; It represents a favorite type of marble in Italy and has been used outdoors for centuries for the creation of architectural works thanks to the chromatic variety in which it appears and its technical characteristics.

The two most famous examples built with Travertine marble are the colonnade of St. Peter's Square and the Flavian Amphitheater, known today as the Colosseum, in Rome .
In Italy, the best travertines come from the Tivoli plain: the Latins called it "lapis tiburtinus", while today it is known by the name of Roman Travertine.
Travertine deposits also exist in Tuscany (the Etruscans used to extract this material in this area), in Umbria and in the Marche (the historic center of Ascoli Piceno for example, has numerous buildings made with this material). Abroad, however, it can be found in North Africa (especially in Tunisia) and Chile.

Furthermore, it comes in a great variety of finishes (rounded, patinated, antiqued, rustic), has excellent resistance to wear, to the aggression of acids, to temperature variations, to heat, to atmospheric and chemical agents and, as if this were not enough, it has a porosity that is not permeable to water: in other words, it is extremely resistant over time and this also means that it does not require any particular maintenance interventions, as well as being practically perfect for every context and use.

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White Travertine:

Extracted mainly in the Rapolano area,it has an ivory beige color with flashes of white and gray veins.

Used both as a construction and decorative material,it is well suited for both indoor and outdoor use,as well as for the creation of sculptures.