More than a cruise line stop

Advantages: Great for food and drink
Disadvantages: Cruise ships obstructing the view

...Sadly, most visitors to Livorno are on their way somewhere else. Many cruise liners use this pretty Tuscan port as their quickest route to the well known sights of Pisa, Florence and Siena, and as such the town itself it is almost always neglected by guide books and recommendations. Most tours arrange coaches from the quayside towards the main Tuscan cities; however taking a train from the newly restored station in the town is a pleasant way to see the surrounding area. Sometimes known by the unpleasant English moniker Leghorn, Livorno has always been a bustling cultural melting pot. The Medici port was known as a free port, meaning traders of all races could live and trade and freely in the city without persecution. This brought a great amount of foreign trade, and a large Jewish community was established. Nowadays, you...

ScotKat 15.08.2006 · Read review
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Review of Livorno (Italy)

Hills behind Livorno

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...For many years, the hilly area behind Livorno, Rosignano and Collesalvetti has been a "no man's land", inhabited only by local hermits, shepherds and excursionists. Luckily, though, the huge ecological and touristic value of these hills, that up to then had been managed through poorly co-ordinated and inconsistent interventions, has been recognized. A couple of years ago, at a meeting hosted by the Province of Livorno, the term "The Hidden Island" was used with reference to the original nature of this place. It is a fossil island, actually, which means a veritable island that used to be joined to the mainland in comparatively recent geological eras. The Livorno Hill Park has progressed from its project stage and we will soon be able to use all the tools (signs, tracks, facilities, maps) required to give the right value to this...

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Fun for all the family

Advantages: Slides, pools and more
Disadvantages: Awful if you hate water parks

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Review of Acqua Village, Cecina, Livorno

The Castle at Rocca San Vincenzo

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Marina di Campo - Isle of Elba

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Capoliveri - Isle of Elba

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Florence - city of beauty

Advantages: Truly beautiful and the most Romantic place one can ever hope to visit
Disadvantages: Expensive in parts - caution is necessary over pickpockets as well sadly

...Florence is truly one of the cities that everyone should visit if they ever get the chance, or are anywhere close by. It is easily accessible if one is near the port of Livorno, and makes for a far more interesting and exciting day out than the alternative town that one can visit from this location, Pisa. The Statue of David by Michaelangelo is one of the most famous statues in the world, and there are various fakes adorning the town. The shops are worth a look even if one is only window-shopping ? there is a great selection of all the big name designers from around the globe. There are some interesting restaurants dotted around as well ? the town really is fun to explore. Besides the other sights there is the bridge over the river which offers some jewellery shops ? and some more jewellery shops!...

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Review of Florence (Italy)

Marina di Carrara

Advantages: Conveniently good accommodation facilities (hotels, camping sites, bed and breakfast)
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...Recognisable for the unique sight of the Apuan Alps, which shelter it from cold northern winds, Marina di Carrara is a modern, well-equipped seaside resort, with a large beach of fine and soft sand, set among the blue sea and green pine woods. Excellently located along the Tyrrhenian coast, it is very well served by road (Trunk Road no. 1, "Via Aurelia"), motorway (A 12: Genoa-Livorno; A 15: Parma-mare; A 11: Florence-mare) and railway (lines Genoa-Pisa-Rome and Milan-Fornovo-Livorno) connection networks, so its beach is the closest one to Piedmont, Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna and to the main monumental and artistic centres of Tuscany as well. The advantages of a temperate climate in any season, of sand, sun and breezes mitigating the sultry weather and the oppressive heat of the summer add to the unique privilege of ranging...

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Tuscany food

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...Tuscan food has been defined as "elegantly simple"; local wine and oil, the indispensable accompaniment to each meal, are known the world over and add to the now universally-known pasta dishes. In this territory, food has a dual aspect: in the coastal areas, you cannot miss the "cacciucco" (a fish-soup), another specialty is mullets "alla Livornese" (stewed), fish fry, anchovy and sardine dishes, white fish cooked in different ways. Do not forget the typical chick-pea pie made in the province of Livorno and different types of pizza. In the hilly regions, appetizers consisting of toasts of fried bread served with savouries, dressed pork products and pickles come before superb pasta dishes with hare or wild boar sauces or, alternatively, vegetables and beans soups. The main courses too are mostly based on game cooked in any possible...

giannit 29.09.2000 · Read review
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My test

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...1)What's your name? Luca 2)Where are you from? Italy 3)Where do you live? In Livorno 4)How old are you? 14 5)What's your favourite subject? Maths 6)What are you doing now? I write on Ciao UK 7)Did you write in Ciao Italia? Yes, I do 8)Did you write in Ciao Espana? No, I didn't. But I'd like to write in it 9)Did you write in Ciao France? No, I didn't. I hate French 10)Have you ever win a Caccia al Ciaoino (hunt to Ciaoino)? Yes, I won the 38th Caccia al Ciaoino 11)What's your favourite colour? Red 12)What are your favourite sports? Football, Basketball and shot with an arch 13)Have you ever practice any sport? Yes, I have 14)Which sport? Four years of Basketball and one month of shot with an arch 15)Do you have a brother? Yes, I have 16)What's his name? Marco 17)Do you have a sister? No, I haven't 18)What...

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