Livorno

Livorno is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy.

 History 
Today, Livorno is known for the fortified town walls and for the small streets. Many foreigners moved to Livorno such as Jews, Armenians, Greeks, Dutch, and English. Some Moriscos (Muslim Spaniards forced to turn Catholic), much later, also moved to Livorno (from Spain and during the 18th century).

 Main monuments 

Bridges, houses and streets, mostly from the neo-classical era are in the district of Livorno.

 Examples 
The "Monumento dei quattro mori" ("Monument of the Four Turks"), dedicated to Grand Duke Ferdinando I de' Medici of Tuscany, is one of the most important monuments of Livorno.

Another important monument is the old fortress which has 3 bastions called “Capitana”, “Ampolletta” and “Canaviglia”. It was made before the Renaissance.

 Culture 
Politically, Livorno is one of the most left-leaning cities of Italy. The Communist Party of Italy was founded in Livorno on 21 January 1921.

 Economy 
Tuaca liqueur is produced in Livorno. The city also has a petrochemical industry.

 Sport 
Livorno has a football team in Serie A, A.S. Livorno Calcio.

 Languages 
Livorno inhabitants speak a Tuscan dialect of Italian, called vernacolo.

 Climate 
Livorno has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Koeppen climate classification).

 Sister cities 
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 Important people from Livorno 
 Mario Ancona (1860-1931), opera composer
 Leonetto Cappiello (1875-1942), painter
 Giorgio Caproni (1912-1990), poet
 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (born 1920), former President of the Republic of Italy
 Piero Ciampi (1934-1980), musician
 Giovanni Fattori (1825-1908), painter
 Voltolino Fontani (1920-1976), painter
 Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi (1804-1873), writer and politician
 Cristiano Lucarelli (born 1975), football player
 Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945), opera composer
 Matteo Mazzantini (born 1976), rugby player
 Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), painter and sculptor
 Aldo Montano (born 1978), fencer, Olympic gold medalist
 Alfredo Muller (1869-1940), artist
 Armando Picchi (1935-1971), football player and manager
 Dario Resta (1884-1924), Racecar driver, Indy 500 winner
 Angiolo Tommasi (1858-1923), artist
 Alberto Fremura (born 1936), artist
 Francis Levett English merchant

 Other websites 

 Municipal website 
 ItalianVisits.com 
 Photographic map of Livorno 


Category:Capital cities in Italy