Livorno was defined as an "ideal town" during the
Italian Renaissance. Today, it
reveals its history through the structure of its
neighbourhoods, crossed by canals and surrounded by
fortified town walls, through the tangle of its
streets, which embroider the town's Venice district,
and through the Medici Port characteristically
overlooked by towers and fortresses leading to the
town centre. Designed by the architect Bernardo
Buontalenti at the end of the 16th century, Livorno
underwent a period of great town planning expansion
at the end of the 17th century.
During the
Napoleonic Wars, trade with
England was prohibited and the
economy of Livorno suffered greatly. Then, in
1868, after Livorno became part of the new
Kingdom of Italy, she lost her, by now,
traditional status of “Porto Franco” and the
city's importance declined.
Near the defensive pile of the Old
Fortress, a new fortress, together with the
town-walls and the system of navigable canals, was
then built. In the late
1580s, Ferdinando I de Medici declared Livorno a "porto
Franco", which meant that the goods traded here
were duty free. The "Leggi Livornine" were
laws which ruled between 1590 and 1603. These laws
helped the trading activities of the merchant,
freedom of religion and amnesty for some penance.
Thanks to these laws, Livorno became a cosmopolitan
city and one of the most important ports of the
entire Mediterranean area
Many foreigners moved to Livorno;
Jews, Armenians, Greeks, Dutch, and English were
among those who relocated to live and trade. Some
Moriscos (Muslim Spaniards forcibly converted to
Catholicism), much later, also moved to Livorno (from
Spain and during the 18th century).
During the Napoleonic Wars, trade
with England was prohibited and the economy of
Livorno suffered greatly. Then, in 1868, after
Livorno became part of the new Kingdom of Italy, she
lost her, by now, traditional status of “Porto
Franco” and the city's importance declined.
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As in Venice is possible to have a tour in
the channel to make a visit <under the city>,in
the fishers laboratory
The Scama tour
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Boat Trips Scama |
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Via dei Cordai, 15, Livorno (Livorno) |
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Tel. 0586 403280 Fax. 0586
449728 Mobile 333 1573372 |
Livorno is a water city.
There are many bridges that can be seen by crossing
the channel, some of them were destroyed from World
War II bombardments and then rebuilt.
Today the tour takes place on “PAMIGLIONE” boat,
with a maximum capacity of 24 persons beside the
crew and it takes its name from Piazza del
Pamiglione (Pamiglione Square), where there is the
renown statue of the 4 Moors. The tour takes about
45 minutes where our tourist guests will be
accompanied by a boat chief, a cabin boy and an
expert tourist guide that will show all the
fascinating aspects offered by the channel path and
history, but it is above all a unique opportunity to
discover Livorno history and origins, which are
based on the harbour and jobs dealing with the sea.Every
tour departure is agreed with the client in order to
meet his needs, whenever it is possible, mainly
concerning the car parking.
HERE IS THE TOUR
the MERCATO COPERTO (Covered
Market), a building with wide windows, food products
are sold inside;
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Near Livorno
castello Sonnino
Part of Livorno province:
member of the Arcipelago Toscano, in the
Tyrrhenian Sea, between the Italian mainland and
Corsica
Elba island
Montecristo island
Island of Capraia
Island Giglio |
