Blog
Basalt from the heart of volcanoes
Basalt is an extremely hard stone, in fact, its name comes from the Latin word basanites, which means hard stone. A hardness that comes from its volcanic origin, which makes this stone one of those with the best thermal, durability and resistance properties. It is...
Galicia, a land of granite
In Galicia there are more than 50 quarries where granites such as Rosa Porriño, Mondariz, Rosavel... All of them have a high resistance to scratching, heat or impact, a low porosity and therefore a great durability. And all of them and more are available on the...
The one from Macael, Andalusia, one of the best marbles in the world.
From ancient times, in the statuettes of the Argar culture, some 1500 years before Christ, through the columns of the Roman theatre of Mérida, the fountain of the Patio de los Leones of the Alhambra in Granada, or in the current Monument to the Constitution in Madrid,...
Carrara marble, timeless quality
In great works of the Roman Empire, Michelangelo's immortal sculptures, the Cathedral of Pisa, the US Capitol, or the more modern Opera House in Oslo, the marbles were carefully chosen from quarries in Carrara, in the Apuan Alps. Architects and artists were familiar...