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Livorno (161.000 inhabitants (2008), 3 meters above sea level) is the most important port city in Tuscany and one of the most important trading ports of Italy. Livorno, from a small village of few houses, it developed into a fierce stronghold thanks to the work desired by the Grand Duke Cosimo I and carried out by Francesco I and Ferdinando I in the late sixteenth century, designed by Bernardo Buontalenti this new port city, which was completed under Cosimo II in 1619, became the pride of the navy of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. The city grew so much that it became in the late eighteenth century, the second for population, in Tuscany, after Florence. 

Despite the severe destruction caused by bombing the city during the Second World War, which destroyed 92% of the buildings, during his visit the tourist must not fail to visit the so-called Medicean city including the Old Fortress, the Piazza Grande (overlooked by the Cathedral), the piazza della Repubblica, the New Fortress and the Medicean port. Characteristic is the headquarters of the Venezia Nuova (New Venice) dates back to the seventeenth century, with the piazza dei Domenicani, one of the most interesting areas of the district, where is the church of Santa Caterina. Also interesting is the beach promenade of Viale Italia, along seaside resorts, villas, gardens and the building of the Naval Academy. 

USEFUL INFORMATION:

Weekly market in Livorno: Friday
Weekly market, in Via Allende/Via dei Pensieri, every Friday from 8.00 to 13.30.
American Market, in Piazza XX Settembre, every day from Monday to Saturday from 8.00 to 20.00.

Tourist Information Office - Livorno
Piazza Cavour 6 - 57126 Livorno (LI)
Hours:
tel: 0586 204611 fax: 0586 896173 e-mail: info@costadeglietruschi.it