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Livorno · Tuscany
Things to see in Livorno – page 2
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The town
Livorno is a main port town in Tuscany. It was traditionally called Leghorn in English, nowadays the name is used to refer to a breed of chickens which were exported to North America from the Livorno port.
Livorno is on the Tyrrhenian sea in Italy. It is the third-largest port on the western coast. Upper Class travellers heading to Rome in the days of the Grand Tour would often go by sea to "Leghorn" from Marseilles or Genoa. This explains in large part the presence of a substantial English cemetery in the town.
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106 places
Villas and palaces 50
Fortresses and towers 19
Castles 4
Abbeys and monasteries 1
Archaeological sites 1
Getting there
By plane: Pisa airport (PSA IATA) Galileo Galilei.
By train: There are regular trains to and from Florence (1:20 hr journey), Pisa (15 min), and Rome.
Train station Livorno Centrale. The main train station. Despite its name, the station is far from the centre. Take bus "LAM BLU" to go to town center and then to the port in about 20 minutes.
By bus: From Pisa, Piombino, Florence and other cities.
By boat: Direct ferry routes exist to Bastia, Golfo Aranci, Olbia and Palermo. Once a week, generally during summer, there is also a ferry to Livorno from l'Île-Rousse operated by Corsica Ferries. All available itineraries to Livorno can be found here. It is best to book early to avoid overbooking.
Many cruise ships stop here for at least a full day to allow guests to tour Florence and/or Pisa. Guests not taking cruise ship arranged tours can take a shuttle (supplied by the port) to the downtown area. It offers a decent shopping experience, but not compared to Florence. A further 10- to 20-minute walk (or another bus ride) gets you to a train station. There you can take frequent departures for either Pisa or Florence. Many experts advise seeing Florence or Pisa on a one-day port visit by cruise ship. Though some tours claim to cover both, you'll get no more than a rushed look at a few icons...and if you're too early or late for any, it may well be closed.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
Quattro Mori
Old English Cemetery (Oldest in Italy, open on reservation). For info call Misericordia: 0586/897324 or write an email to Association Livorno delle Nazioni.
Tuscan islands.
Other museums
Funicolare di Montenero one of the few cable railways still in service (another one is in Montecatini Terme near Pistoia.
Venice Quarter. This is a small area of canals between the city and the sea, hence its name. Very pleasant to wander around.
Duomo Duomo San Francesco di Assisi. Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista. Chiesa di Santa Caterina. Chiesa della Madonna del Soccorso. Chiesa di San Jacopo in Acquaviva. Sinagoga. Santuario di Montenero. Fortezza Vecchia. Fortezza Nuova New Fortress. Built by the Medici family to provide additional protection for the city to that provided by an older fortress closer to the sea. Good views of the canals from on top of the fortress but little to see in the fortress itself as much was destroyed in World War II. Palazzo Comunale. Torre del Marzocco. Teatro Goldoni. Palazzo Gherardesca. Monumento dei Quattro. Museo Provinciale di Storia Naturale del Mediterraneo. Museo Civico G. Fattori. Acquario Comunale Diacinto Cestoni.
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