After various vicissitudes, Florence purchased the territory where is situated Livorno in 1421. Despite having been destroyed during World War II, the town has maintained the structure of the Medicean "ideal town". Mostly renowned for the Terrazza Mascagni, the belvedere on the sea dedicated to the famous composer, Livorno presents several interesting areas, such as Piazza Grande, Piazza della Repubblica with the Fortezza Nuova and the characteristic district of "Venezia Nuova".

Today Tuscany`s most important harbour, Livorno is the town who gave birth to important representatives of Italy`s history, culture and art, such as Amedeo Modigliani, Giovanni Fattori and the above mentioned Pietro Mascagni.

Those who love fish can seize the opportunity and taste Livorno`s most famous dish: the "cacciucco".


Livorno - A Town on the Tuscan Coast
Livorno is situated in a wide plain along the Tuscan coast, south of Pisa, in what is still considered the Lower Valdarno region (Valdarno inferiore). This area in central-western Tuscany lacks of important rivers and hills; here only some minor torrents flow - such as the Ugione, the Rio Ardenza and the Rio Maggiore. South of Livorno there is a chain of modest hills called the Monti livornesi (Livorno Mountains), the highest of which is the Poggio Lecceta (m. 462).