From our yard

What there is to know about Trani stone, told by the people who work it.

Hazel beige slabs with natural voids, veining and antiqued edges

Material13 September 20266 min read

The drawbacks of Trani stone and how to deal with them

Acids dull it and oil stains it if it is not protected. Where the drawbacks of Trani stone come from and how to deal with them, from the right finish to spare slabs from the same batch.

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Dining room with a wooden table and a pale shade-varied floor

Maintenance13 September 20269 min read

How to clean Trani stone and remove stains without damaging it

Wash it with lukewarm water and a neutral detergent, no acids. Oil, wine and rust come out with poultices and dedicated stain removers, and the protective treatment goes on once laying is finished.

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Slabs laid side by side in ivory and cream tones that differ from one another, with lightly antiqued edges

Material13 September 20267 min read

What colour Trani stone is, from biancone to beige

The ground is pale because the stone is almost entirely calcium carbonate, with just 0.2% iron oxide. Biancone is the palest selection, and the finish shifts the tone.

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Black and white photo of the sawmill yard with stone blocks and an overhead crane

Material13 September 20267 min read

How Trani stone differs from Apricena stone

Trani stone is quarried in the northern Murge, in the Calcare di Bari, and Apricena stone in the western Gargano. Biancone and bronzetto are names used in both basins.

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The DF Marmi workshop in black and white, with stacked stone slabs and a worker on the job

Material13 September 20267 min read

Apricena stone or authentic Trani stone: why so little is left and how to check the quarry

Legambiente counts more than two hundred disused quarries in Trani, and an authorised quarry is not necessarily in production. The name is not protected: ask in writing for the location of the quarry.

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Living room with a stone fireplace and a pale floor

Designing4 March 20254 min read

Marble floors: 10 secrets for a luxury design with Trani stone

Four finishes, three laying patterns and a pale floor that spreads the light: the choices that decide how a stone room really looks.

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DF Marmi workers checking slabs in the sawmill yard

Processing12 February 20253 min read

Trani stone: from the quarry to the finished work, the 10 stages of processing

Diamond wire in the quarry, single-blade saws in the sawmill, water jet for bespoke pieces: ten stages told one by one, from block to laying.

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Material12 February 20256 min read

Trani marble or Trani stone? Six confusions behind a famous name

Geologically it is a compact limestone, not a metamorphic marble. But the name has held for centuries: here is where it comes from, what really changes and what it costs.

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