NERO PORTORO

Quarried in Italy, Nero Portoro marble is naturally elegant. The colour is deep black and bright with golden veins. In ancient times small blocks in the area of Portovenere, Italy were extracted. In Roman times, an extensive use of this marble was made in imperial villas and probably it was also used in the construction of the temple dedicated to Venus on the end of the Gulf of La Spezia. During the Renaissance there was a return to the use of marbles after the rediscovery of the classical taste.