The Origins of the City The origins of the city are rather uncertain, but in any case it is in recent times that the city has come into its own. After Pisa fell to the Florentines (1405), Livorno passed under Genoa which a few years later ceded it to Florence for 100,000 florins. On 28 March 1577 the foundation stone of modern Livorno was laid when it was decided to build a new port there as the old port of nearby Pisa was by now completely silted up. This was the beginning of the city's prosperity: the population quadrupled and it rapidly became an extremely important maritime centre. With the building of the great Medicean port it became a crossroads for vital international trade in the 17th and 18th centuries. During the Second World War the city was heavily bombed and some of its most important monuments were destroyed. TOURS FROM LIVORNO • Shared Small Group Shore Excursion from Cruise Port of Livorno• Private Shore Excursions from Cruise Port of Livorno What to see Cathedral The city's Cathedral was built towards the end of the 16th century to a design by Alessandro Pieroni, and was later enlarged in the 18th century. The simple façade in entirely faced with marble. The bell tower has a quadrangular base and is built in brick. The Latin cross interior has a single nave. Old Fortress The Fortezza Vecchia TOURS FROM LIVORNO • Shared Small Group Shore Excursion from Cruise Port of Livorno• Private Shore Excursions from Cruise Port of Livorno The Fortezza Vecchia is a massive brick fortification built by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger between 1521 and 1534. Inside the fort is the small Church os San Francesco as well as some remains of the ancient Roman castrum. Statue of the Four
The Origins of the City The origins of the city are rather uncertain, but in any case it is in recent times that the city has come into its own. After Pisa fell to the Florentines (1405), Livorno passed under Genoa which a few years later ceded it to Florence for 100,000 florins. On 28
