IMO marble has been used for counters in Europe for ages but Europeans use their kitchens and a bit of patina does not bother them . You need to figure out if you can live with less than pristine down the road. IMO a much better choice than fake marble.

This is a kitchen remodeled by the Property Brothers. They now only use Quartz and Porcelain for counters. IMO this looks pretty realistic Here is the link to their sources and some pics below that identify the products used.

https://www.facebook.com/PropertyBrothers/photos/?ref=page_internal

WOW - funny how some people think that looks good. It is SO fake to me and looks like plastic.

These tops below are the real thing. Funny how people will reject quartz or porcelain and then insist the floors must be LVT.

Quartz and porcelain are for owners who want something more predictable when the counters arrive. They don't want to stress over the rings from a glass or orange juice.

Nothing looks like real marble- the way the surface is almost luminous. It also scratches and etches no matter how careful you are. I loved my marble kitchen but would not do it again.

Pretty much all of my clients use quartz in a "Carrara- esque" style. Super durable and always looks great. Many color variations from warmish to cool. Do some local shopping for samples to bring home and see what looks best in your lighting. I also had a client use quartzite- absolutely gorgeous but has some usage precautions that quartz does not.

@BeverlyFLADeziner - I actually HATE LVP as well. imo it's this decades linoleum. I'm just a "real thing" kind of gal.

LVP is great in certain situations (I've used it in an office for example) but the L is excellent marketing.

I love the look of marble. It is gorgeous. I myself just can’t deal with the etches though I’ve been to Italy and France and seen the etched and scarred marble tables all over the place and loved how they looked. Just not in my home. As said above, you need to decide the kind of person you are. You above all don’t want to be worried about your counters all the time.

I have granite kitchen counters. You cannot imagine the abuse it’s taken from a busy family, and yet still looks like the day it was installed. I’ve never even sealed it. Then with 4 months of quarantine and idle minds needing to suddenly cook and bake and fry and make meatballs and spaghetti and try to bake bread from scratch, and Julia Child’s boeuf bourguignon would be a great way to take up an entire day, and shouldn’t we try to make blueberry pie, and of course lots of wine in order to cope, and so yeah, I am glad my counters appear to be indestructible.