About Livorno

Some Practical Information for Your Stay in Livorno

Piazza del Municipio, drop-off and pick-up point for shuttle busesPiazza del Municipio, drop-off and pick-up point for shuttle busesGetting from your Cruise Ship in Livorno Port to the Centre of Livorno:

If your cruise ship docks at one of the industrial wharfs in Livorno Port, there will be a cruise shuttle bus service into town which drops off and picks up opposite Livorno town hall, just behind Piazza Grande. There is a Tourist Information Office  in the building that separates the Piazza del Municipio from Piazza Grande. Here you can pick up a map of Livorno and other information about the city.

Visiting Livorno, a Surprisingly Un-Tuscan City.

The Fortezza Vecchia, old fortress, LivornoThe Fortezza Vecchia, old fortress, LivornoSo much to see in Tuscany, but save some time for Livorno

Visitors to Tuscany are spoilt for choice. So much to see, so little time! Renaissance Florence, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Lucca with its splendid walls and medieval churches, Siena’s Gothic Cathedral  and the Palio...the list is all too familiar, and it goes on and on. It can be hard to decide where to start and faced with all that choice, not many visitors think of spending some time in Livorno or the Province of Livorno 

What to Expect from Livorno

Third biggest city in Tuscany

Think of Tuscany, and Livorno most probably won't be the first place that comes to mind. Even its English name, Leghorn, doesn’t ring a bell to many.

And yet the port city of Livorno is Tuscany’s third largest city after Florence and Prato, with a lively population of around 156,000 and an extremely favourable position on the Tuscan coast.

Livorno in the Movies - Again!

70s Film Set in Montenero - shooting Virzi's latest film70s Film Set in Montenero - shooting Virzi's latest filmFor some weeks now director Paolo Virzì has been shooting his latest film in and around Livorno. You may have spotted him and his troop in well-known landmarks like the Pancaldi lido and Piazza di Montenero.

Virzì is no stranger to Livorno since he was born here in 1964. He has lived in Rome for some years now, but  this is not the first time he has used Livorno as a backdrop to his films. In 1997 Ovo Sodo won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and put Virzì on the road to fame.

What Time is Mass? A Guide to Church Services in Livorno

Altar in the Church of Santa Giulia, LivornoAltar in the Church of Santa Giulia, LivornoThe question of Mass is a complicated one because times vary depending on the day of the week, the church and the season. This is a guide to church services in some of Livorno's churches.

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