By Air

The nearest airport is the main airport of Tuscany, Pisa's Galileo Galilei Airport, which is about twenty kilometers away.

By Train

The city is served by Livorno Centrale station.It is situated in the Piazza Dante on the eastern edge of the town. It is on the Pisa–Livorno–Rome line and handles nearly 5,300,000 passengers annually.Trains of various types stop at the station, including Inter-city and Eurostar.

By Ferry

Direct ferry routes exist to Barcelona, Bastia, Golfo Aranci, Olbia, Palermo and Porto Vechio.It is best to book early to avoid over booking.Many cruise ships stop here for at least a full day to allow guests to tour Florence and/or Pisa.Guests not taking cruise ship arranged tours can take a shuttle (supplied by the port) to the the downtown area.It offers a decent shopping experience, but not compared to Florence.A further 10-20 minute walk (or another bus ride) gets you to a train station. There you can take frequent departures for either Pisa or Florence. Many experts advise seeing Florence or Pisa on a one-day port visit by cruise ship. Though some tours claim to cover both, you'll get no more than a rushed look at a few icons and if you're too early or late for any, it may well be closed.

Sanctuary of Montenero, Giovanni Fattori Civic Museum, Old Red-Brick Fortress, Monument of the Four Moors

Sanctuary of Montenero

stands on the Monte Nero, in Livorno.The complex, elevated to the rank of Basilica and maintained by the Vallombrosa monks, is devoted to Our Lady of Grace di Montenero, patron of Tuscany, the sanctuary also includes a rich 'gallery of votive and 'Famedio, and the burial place which is reserved for illustrious residents of Livorno.Along the sides of the church runs the gallery of the ex-voto, among the richest in Italy and contains about 700 paintings made between the '18th century and the present day. Here you can also see the tables of Giovanni Fattori and Renato Natali.Among the numerous votive offerings found in the galleries around the shrine, there are some particularly famous and curious pieces: there are a couple of slippers in red velvet and a gold plotted bodice used in the harems of Istanbul during the 1st century. It belonged to a girl from livorno (Ponsivinio) who was kidnapped by the Turks at Antignano and miraculously saved shortly after by her daring brother.

Giovanni Fattori Civic Museum

is located in the prestigious Villa Mimbelli, nineteenth-century private residence became a museum since 1994, after a long restoration work to adapt it to new use. The origins of the museum date from the late nineteenth century, when the Town Council decided to give a home to the heritage scattered in various places.The museum has undergone several locations over time, the last of which was Fabbricotti Villa, which now houses the Municipal Library, where the spaces were inadequate to extensive exhibits of art from Livorno and Tuscany at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth century.The Museum real prorpio mainly develops on the second floor with large paintings by Giovanni Fattori and other members of the current Macchiaioli (Silvestro Lega, Signorini, Cabianca Vincenzo, Giovanni Boldini and others). Other rooms are devoted to post-Macchiaioli (Eugenio Cecconi, Vittorio Corcos, etc.) And pointillist (Welcome Welcome Nomellini and Pliny).

Old Red-Brick Fortress

Another important monument is an old red-brick fortress which, in Medici times, defended the city from attack by pirates.Its three bastions are named “Capitana”, “Ampolletta” and “Canaviglia”.The original fortress was built before the Renaissance.A later one was constructed at the end of the 16th century.

Monument of the Four Moors

dedicated to Grand Duke Ferdinando I de' Medici of Tuscany, is one of the most important monuments of Livorno.An important square, the Piazza della Repubblica, contains two important monuments of Italian politicians.The square is also a bridge, under which there lies a large canal.

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