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Livorno is on the Tyrrhenian sea and is the second biggest port in Italy.

  • Quattro Mori
  • Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori [2]
  • Acquario Comunale "D. Cestoni" [3] (closed: work in progress)
  • Tuscan islands [4]
  • Other museums: [5]
  • Funicolare di Montenero [6] one of the few cable railways still in service (another one is in Montecatini Terme near Pistoia.

By plane

Pisa airport (code: PSA) Galileo Galilei.

By train

Main train station is Livorno Centrale. Take bus number 1 to go to town center and then to the port in about 20 minutes.

By car

Autostrada A12, uscita Livorno; for maps and tolls see: [1] (no pages in English as per 14 November 2004).

By bus

From Piombino, Florence and other cities.

By boat

Direct ferry routes exist to Barcelona, Bastia, Golfo Aranci, Olbia, Palermo and Porto Vechio. It is best to book early to avoid over booking.

Bus number 1 is a shuttle from train station to the port and vice-versa. Ticket for one hour of travel is 0,85 Euros, daily ticket is 3,20 Euros. See http://www.atl.livorno.it/tiposerv.html for a map.

Cacciucco - fish stew Riso Nero - Black Rise-(Risotto with squeed))

Budget

Mid-range

  • Trattoria Sottomarino, Via dei Terrazzini 48/50 - ph. +39 0586 887025 - Close to Piazza della Repubblica and Fortezza Nuova (Venezia District). Fish cuisine, don't miss the gorgeous cacciucco - Closed on MO and TU.

Cantina Senese in Borgo Cappucino famous for Caccucio and Black Rise

Splurge

"Ponce alla livornese" is optimal to finish a meal (warm drink with coffee and rum).