Spanish marble supplier for the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Developers, contractors, interior designers, fabricators and importers in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar look for two things in a marble supplier: the right stone and slabs they can trust before they ship. We supply Spanish marble, Italian marble, exotic quartzite and onyx from Valencia, Spain, with photos and video of every slab.

Who we are

Atlas of Stone is a family business from Valencia, Spain. We export raw quarry blocks to factories and saw mills around the world, and we supply slabs and cut-to-size pieces for architectural and interior projects. We work by email and through our contact form, and we ship to any country, including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Riyadh, Jeddah and Doha. More about us on our About us page.

Spanish marble for Gulf projects

Spanish marble has been used in hotels, villas and public buildings across the Gulf for decades. The best known is Crema Marfil, the beige marble from Alicante, which is often specified by name. We do not stock it, but our catalogue includes other Spanish classics (see our guide to Spanish marble):

• Dark Emperador: a chocolate-brown background with white and beige veins. A classic for bathrooms, floors, countertops and fireplaces.
• Crema Valencia: a golden-cream background with fine brown veins, warm and versatile for floors, bathrooms, stairs and cladding. Worth looking at if your project calls for a warm cream marble.
• Nero Marquina: Spain's signature black marble, with bold white veins.
• Rojo Alicante: an intense red background with white veins, a classic for floors, stairs and cladding.

Italian marble, exotic quartzite and onyx

For the most prestigious spaces, Gulf projects often combine a Spanish marble for large areas with a statement stone for feature walls and focal points:

• Italian marble: Statuario and Calacatta for bright white with bold grey veins, Calacatta Viola with burgundy and violet veins, and Portoro, black with golden veins.
• Exotic quartzite: Taj Mahal, Patagonia and Roma Imperial. Quartzite is harder than marble, which suits kitchens and busy counters. See types of quartzite.
• Onyx: Onyx Capuccino, Madagascar and Picasso Onyx. Onyx is translucent and looks its best backlit.

What Gulf projects ask for

Large volumes that match

Hotel lobbies, residential towers, villas, mosques, malls and other commercial spaces need a lot of stone that looks consistent from the first room to the last. The way to get it is to work from the same block: consecutive slabs, or a whole block reserved for the project. See large-format slabs and slab layout.

Stone for heat, sun and exteriors

Strong sun and high temperatures change the choice of stone outdoors. Some practical points:

• For terraces, pool decks and façades, dense stones such as quartzites, granites and dense limestones are the usual choice. Some calcite marbles can bow in thin panels outdoors, which is why façade stone is tested to EN 16306.
• Outdoors, a polished finish loses its shine over time. Honed, sandblasted or flamed finishes (flaming suits granite and some other stones) last better and are less slippery around pools. See slip resistance.
• Light colours absorb less heat underfoot than dark ones, which matters on sunny terraces.
• Stone façades are usually built as a ventilated system with a metal substructure and hidden anchors, designed by the system manufacturer or an engineer. See ventilated stone façade and natural stone for outdoors.

Backlit onyx and statement pieces

Backlit onyx is a favourite for hotel receptions, bars, majlis walls and feature panels. Onyx is soft and sensitive to acids, and slabs usually come with mesh and resin on the back. Translucent quartzites such as Crystallo can also be backlit and are harder. See backlit onyx.

How we work with projects

1. Selection. Tell us the stone, the use and the quantities. We look for slabs or blocks that fit, and send you photos and video of each actual slab, not stock images.
2. Reservation. We reserve consecutive slabs for book-matched walls, or a whole block when the project needs all the material to match.
3. Cut-to-size pieces. When the project needs them, we supply pieces cut to size from your drawings. A clear specification avoids mistakes: see how to specify natural stone.
4. Packing and documents. Slabs travel in export crates. We prepare the export documents, including the certificate of origin when your importer needs one, and agree the Incoterm with you. See buying natural stone from abroad.
5. Blocks. Importers and slab factories can also buy raw quarry blocks. See marble quarry blocks.

Lead times and logistics

Lead times depend on the stone, the quantity, whether the slabs are in stock or the material has to be sourced, and the amount of cutting. Shipments to the Gulf go by sea container. Stone is heavy, so a container usually fills up by weight before volume. The transit time and the final port of discharge (Jebel Ali, Dammam, Jeddah, Hamad or another) should be confirmed with the shipping line or your freight forwarder. We give you a realistic schedule with each quote.

We do not publish prices: the price depends on the slab, the quantity and the market. Send us your project details and we will reply with a quote and photos of the available slabs.

Stones that suit Gulf projects

Every photo shows a real slab in our warehouse:

Marble

Calacatta

Marble

Calacatta Viola

Onyx

Onyx Capuccino

Quartzite

Patagonia

Marble

Rojo Alicante

Marble

Statuario

Quartzite

Taj Mahal

Marble

Crema Valencia

Quartzite

Crystallo

Marble

Dark Emperador

Onyx

Madagascar

Marble

Nero Marquina

Onyx

Picasso Onyx

Marble

Portoro

Quartzite

Roma Imperial

Request a quote

Are you a contractor, developer, fabricator or importer? See our trade page, or send us the stone, quantities and destination and we will reply with photos and video of the real slabs and a quote.