Completely rebuilt and renovated after its destruction in 1943, San Francesco Cathedral is an aisle-less 17th century church designed by Bernardo Buontalenti and Alessandro Pieroni and built on Livorno's Piazza Grande, one of Europe's biggest piazzas prior to the 1950s. Originally built between 1594 and 1606, the Cathedral has numerous 16th and 17th century tombs and frescoes by Iácopo Ligozzi, Passignano and Iácopo da Émpoli.
The Duomo is open seven days a week from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. All Italian churches request that sleeveless shirts and short skirts not be worn inside.
Duomo di Livorno
Piazza Grande
Livorno
Italy
57123
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Built on the remains of a Roman castrum (an ancient military installation still visible) and the 11th century Mástio di Matilde, Fortezza Vecchia is an impressive 16th century pentagonal fortress built to defend Livorno's port. Occupying a strategic position on the north end of the port, Fortezza Vecchia is one of the few original buildings to survive the WWII bombings, thanks to the ramparts that were reinforced in the 19th century. Fortezza Vecchia can be seen from 9:00 a.m. to dusk Tuesday through Saturday.
Fortezza Vecchia
Livorno
Italy
57123
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Standing immediately behind the Fortezza Vecchia on the northwest side of the port is Church of San Ferdinando, also known as the Chiesa della Crocetta (Church of the Little Cross). A Baroque structure originally designed by Giovanni Battista Foggini from 1707 to 1714, and rebuilt after the destruction of WWII, it has several Giovanni Baratta sculptures, including figures of St. Louis of France and St. Henry the Pious of Germany, and allegorical representations of the Christian virtues. You can visit the Church of San Ferdinando seven days a week from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sleeveless shirts and short skirts are not worn inside.
Church of San Ferdinando
Piazza del Luogo Pio
Livorno
Italy
57123
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Built in the latter part of the 16th century, the Fortezza Nuova is an impressive stone-and-brick polygonal fortress completely surrounded by canals in the heart of Livorno's Venezia Nuova district. Its underground passages, guards' passages, and large vaulted halls are examples of 16th century fortification. The buttressed rampart is now a public park.
Fortezza Nuova (New Fortress)
Zona Venezia Nuova
Livorno
Italy
57123
011-39-0586-820204
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