Livorno
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Livorno is in Tuscany.
[edit] Understand
Livorno is on the Tyrrhenian sea and is the second biggest port in Italy.
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Pisa airport (code: PSA) Galileo Galilei.
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Main train station is Livorno Centrale. Take bus number 1 to go to town center and then to the port in about 20 minutes.
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Autostrada A12, uscita Livorno; for maps and tolls see http://www.autostrade.it/ (no pages in English as per 14 November 2004).
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From Pisa, Piombino, Florence and other cities.
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Direct ferry routes exist to Barcelona, Bastia, Golfo Aranci, Olbia, Palermo and Porto Vechio. It is best to book early to avoid over booking.
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Bus number 1 is a shuttle from train station to the port and vice-versa. Ticket for one hour of travel is 0,85 Euros, daily ticket is 3,20 Euros. See http://www.atl.livorno.it/tiposerv.html for a map.
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- Quattro Mori
- Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori http://www.comune.livorno.it/arte_cultura/
- Acquario Comunale "D. Cestoni." http://www.comune.livorno.it/arte_cultura/acquario_comunale/acquario_comunale.htm (closed: work in progress)
- Tuscan islands Parco dell'Arcipelago Toscano
- other museums http://www.comune.livorno.it/arte_cultura/musei/musei.htm
- Funicolare di Montenero one of the few cable railways still in service (another one is in Montecatini Terme near Pistoia.
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[edit][add listing] Eat
Cacciucco - fish stew
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[edit] Mid-range
- Trattoria Sottomarino, Via dei Terrazzini 48/50 - ph. +39 0586 887025 - Close to Piazza della Repubblica and Fortezza Nuova (Venezia District). Fish cuisine, don't miss the gorgeous cacciucco - Closed on MO and TU.
[edit] Splurge
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"Ponce alla livornese" is optimal to finish a meal (warm drink with coffee and rum).
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- Hotel Hermitage, Via dei Melograni 13 57020, Marina di Bibbona, Tel. +39.0586.600218 Fax +39.0586.600760. [1]. 4-star modern and comfortable Hotel Hermitage in Marina di Bibbona near the splendid Etruscan coast
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Livorno is a good starting point and base for a tour of Tuscany. You can reach Pisa in half an hour, Lucca and Florence in about an hour. In a day you can easily tour Chianti-side going to Monteriggioni, San Giminiano, Siena and Volterra and be back for dinner.
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