Wednesday, August 17
We docked in Livorno and the shuttle bus dropped us at the main piazza in town. This is our third visit to Livorno, but when we were here in 2014 it was pouring so we didn't see everything then. Today we had great weather with lots of sun.
We set off and visited the Cathedral where there were some lovely paintings, but it had a plain interior. Another major church we came across was hidden by scaffolding so we couldn't see inside it, and the local Synagogue wasn't open either.
Next up was the local market, which had the best looking fish, meat, fruit & vegetables, as well as all the cold meats, olives and cheeses. We had a delicious pasta lunch, which was a sort of gnocchi with a homemade pesto sauce, and then found a specialist baker and had a yummy cake and coffee.
We finally got to the "new fort", which was only built in the late 1500s! Unfortunately it was bombed in WW2 so only had the walls intact, while the interior is now a park and children's playground. It was also used for homeless Livornese after the war until 1968! It is surrounded by the canals that run around Livorno, but they aren't quite up to Venice's standard! However it is a nice town and we enjoyed our time here again.
We docked in Livorno and the shuttle bus dropped us at the main piazza in town. This is our third visit to Livorno, but when we were here in 2014 it was pouring so we didn't see everything then. Today we had great weather with lots of sun.
We set off and visited the Cathedral where there were some lovely paintings, but it had a plain interior. Another major church we came across was hidden by scaffolding so we couldn't see inside it, and the local Synagogue wasn't open either.
Next up was the local market, which had the best looking fish, meat, fruit & vegetables, as well as all the cold meats, olives and cheeses. We had a delicious pasta lunch, which was a sort of gnocchi with a homemade pesto sauce, and then found a specialist baker and had a yummy cake and coffee.
We finally got to the "new fort", which was only built in the late 1500s! Unfortunately it was bombed in WW2 so only had the walls intact, while the interior is now a park and children's playground. It was also used for homeless Livornese after the war until 1968! It is surrounded by the canals that run around Livorno, but they aren't quite up to Venice's standard! However it is a nice town and we enjoyed our time here again.
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