Blanco Castilla is a robust Spanish granite characterized by a balanced palette of grey and white tones. Its medium-grained, hypidiomorphic texture provides a uniform, compact surface that resists weathering and wear, making it ideal for demanding architectural applications. This stone is particularly suited for exterior cladding, paving, and high-traffic interior floors where durability is paramount. It accepts various finishes, including polished for a refined sheen or flamed for enhanced slip resistance. Marmi di Carrara supplies Blanco Castilla in blocks, standard slabs of 2 or 3 cm, and custom cut-to-size pieces. We ensure transparency by providing photographs of actual slabs before purchase, allowing you to verify the specific tonal variations of this Spanish granite.
Petrographic description
Compact greyish to white rock with irregular fracture. It exhibits a granular hypidiomorphic texture and medium grain size.
Blanco Castilla is a Granite quarried in Spain, catalogued in the Marmi di Carrara atlas under the international reference ICESGR01166. Its dominant tone is grey, with medium grain and a granular / compact / massive texture.
Like every granite, it is supplied as raw blocks, gangsaw slabs in 2 and 3 cm and cut-to-size pieces made in our Carrara plants. Recommended finishes: polished, honed, flamed, bush-hammered, leathered. Typical applications: kitchen worktops, exterior cladding and paving, stairs, monuments, high-traffic floors.
Availability varies with the quarry campaigns: before quoting we check current stock, block sizes and the selection grade, and we send photos of the actual slabs. Price and transport are confirmed by our technical office within one working day.
Blanco Castilla Granite: complete guide
Overview
Blanco Castilla is a light Spanish granite, white-grey with small dark specks. It offers the brightness of a light-coloured material with the strength of granite.
History and origin
It is one of the white and light grey granites produced in Spain, a country with a well-established stone industry. This type of granite has long been used for paving, kerbs, steps and cladding. The name recalls Castile, a historic region in central Spain. Marmi di Carrara supplies it on request.
Appearance
The background is white tending towards grey, with translucent quartz crystals and black mica specks spread fairly evenly. Slight differences in the density of the speckling may appear between slabs. Polishing gives a clean, brilliant look; bush-hammering gives a matt white that is very well suited to outdoor use.
Uses
It is used for floors, stairs, thresholds, window sills, kitchen worktops and outdoor paving. Outdoors it is valued because it stays light and does not overheat like dark stones. For heavily used kitchen worktops it should be protected, since stains stand out against the light background.
Care and maintenance
Clean with neutral detergents, avoiding neat bleach and coloured products that could leave marks. A water- and oil-repellent is recommended on worktops and outdoor floors. Rust stains should be treated with products specifically designed for granite.
- Classification
- intrusive igneous rock (granite)
- Density
- approx. 2,600 kg/m³ (indicative)
- Mohs hardness
- approx. 6-7
- Water absorption
- low
- Main use
- indoor and outdoor
- Acid resistance
- good
FAQ
Is Blanco Castilla suitable for outdoor use?
Granite: excellent for façades, paving and stairs in any climate. Tell us the climate and exposure of the project and we will recommend the right finish and thickness.
What is the price of Blanco Castilla per m²?
Indicative price from €95/m² for polished 2 cm slabs ex works Carrara, VAT excluded. The final figure depends on selection, block size, finish and quantity; a personalised quote is free.
How is Blanco Castilla shipped from Italy?
Slabs travel in wooden A-frames inside 20-foot containers (about 25 tonnes); blocks ship loose or in open-top containers. We quote FOB, CIF or door-to-door to any port or site.
