Sightseeing in Livorno - what to see. Complete travel guide

Livorno is a city in Italy located on Ligurian Coast. This is the most important port of Italy.

You can reach numerous resorts from Livorno by water. All resorts feature well-developed infrastructure with numerous beaches, cafes, restaurants, clubs and discos. Here visitors can enjoy tennis, horse riding, mountain biking, mini-golf, sailing, surfing, water skiing and much more.

The tourists will find much interesting in observing old and new fortresses and visiting New Venice quarter that features numerous canals, amazing bridges, narrow streets and beautiful living houses built yet in the beginning of XVII century.

Four Moors monument is one of the symbols of this city. It consists of a pedestal, on which is located the sculpture of Ferdinand I Medici. Below the pedestal are located 4 statues made of bronze. The statues picture pirates who are bound by a chain. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Livorno Cathedral was built in XVI century by the project of Pieron. The cathedral has been built in honor of Saint Francisco. Later side chapels have been added to the church.

Church of Saint Ferdinando was built in 1707-1716. This is a wonderful example of the baroque style. If you go inside the church, you will see a sculpture featuring Giovanni Baratta giving freedom to slaves.

Besides the mentioned objects there are many numerous churches in Livorno. The most interesting of them are Armenian Church of Saint Gregory, a Greek Church, Anglican Church of Saint Giorgio, Jewish synagogue, Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Protestant Church, and Evangelist Church.

An interesting historical monument is Leopold's wall. When in the beginning of the 19th century the actively expanding port area went beyond the existing fortress walls, Prince Leopold II ordered the surroundings of the new district to be an additional wall. So there was a new powerful wall, the length of which is more than 8 km. In 1849, during numerous battles with the Austrians, this wall repeatedly defended the city from the conquerors.

The most interesting cultural attraction is the Natural Science Museum. It will be interesting for the whole family to visit. The location of this museum is the historical Villa Henderson, which is an important architectural monument of Livorno. This museum has many unique collections dedicated to the animal and vegetable world of the Mediterranean. Several years ago one of the largest seed banks in the world was opened on the territory of the museum.

Fans of unusual excursions will be offered a trip to the miniature Island Meloria. The main and only attraction of this Island is the old lighthouse tower. This bulk islet is divided with the coast of Livorno, by about 7 kilometers. In 1709 it was decided to build a new lighthouse, which later became an indispensable guide for seafarers. The ancient tower is perfectly preserved, despite the fact that it has undergone many battles and thousands of strokes of the waves during the storm.

Not far from Dante Square, there is an excursion facility, which is rarely included in standard guidebooks - an abandoned resort complex. Once here was a first-class thermal complex, which was one of the largest and most advanced in the country. The resort complex was built in the beginning of the 20th century. Therapeutic thermal springs were discovered here much earlier, in 1854. In 1968, a major fire broke out in the resort, as a result of which many of its buildings were destroyed. It was impossible to restore the complex and bring it back to life. Now tourists like to take a walk in these places. Official excursions are not held here.

Museum lovers will be interested in the Museum Givico Giovanni Fattori. The museum was opened in Villa Mimbelli in 1994. The collection presented in it began to be formed in 1877. Now, a significant part of the collection is paintings that were painted in the late 19 - early 20 century.