Livorno (Italy) > Reviews

Advantages: Great for food and drink
Disadvantages: Cruise ships obstructing the view

Sadly, most visitors to Livorno are on their way somewhere else. Many cruise liners use this pretty Tuscan port as their quickest route to the well known sights of Pisa, Florence and Siena, and as such the town itself it is almost always neglected by guide books and recommendations. Most tours arrange coaches from the quayside towards the main Tuscan cities; however taking a train from the newly restored station in the town is a pleasant way to ... Read review

Advantages: Funny people
Disadvantages: None

...enjoy the way people from Livorno speak, they have their own peculiar accent and everyone takes the milk of them, especially people from nearby Pisa. They also have a local newspaper called “Livornocronaca detto il Vernacoliere”. It is very funny, but you must be Italian to appreciate it, it is full of bad words, very much satirical. There is also good food in Livorno, I had the famous “Caciucco alla livornese” in a very cheap restaurant in the area ... Read review

Advantages: Nice food
Disadvantages: Do not see any

I believe that there are 2 reasons for visiting Livorno, one, the most common one, is to take a boat at the port for either Sardinia or Isola d’Elba, the other reason is to get good food. I fall into the second category. I have not been there for a while, but I suspect things have not changed too much. The local speciality is “caciucco alla livornese”, a kind of cod in a tasty sauce. My favourite restaurant is in the area of the port, I do not even ... Read review