Tuscany · Italy
Livorno travel guide
Livorno is a city in Tuscany, Italy, home to about 153,000 people.
- Best months
- April to June
- Nearest airport
- PSA16 km · Pisa International Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Rome
- Language
- Italian
About
About Livorno
Livorno is on the Tyrrhenian sea in Italy. It is the third-largest port on the western coast. Upper Class travellers heading to Rome in the days of the Grand Tour would often go by sea to "Leghorn" from Marseilles or Genoa. This explains in large part the presence of a substantial English cemetery in the town.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Livorno
See
- Tuscan islands
- Venice Quarter
- Duomo
- Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
- Chiesa di Santa Caterina
- Chiesa della Madonna del Soccorso
- Chiesa di San Jacopo in Acquaviva
- Sinagoga
- Santuario di Montenero
- Fortezza Vecchia
- Fortezza Nuova
- Palazzo Comunale
Do
- San Giovanni's spa
- Venturina's spa
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When to go
The best time to visit Livorno
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Livorno are April to June. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; November is the wettest, with about 131 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Livorno: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pisa International Airport (PSA), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR, 77 km) and Marina di Campo Airport (EBA, 88 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Pisa airport (PSA) Galileo Galilei. There are regular trains to and from Florence (1:20 hr journey), Pisa (15 min), and Rome.
Getting around
Bus number 1 is a shuttle from train station to the port and vice-versa. A ticket for 75 minutes of travel is €1.5. For self-reliant cruise passengers, this is part of the most economical way to reach trains to Pisa and Florence. Livorno and the surrounding area is very flat, which means that cycling is almost as popular as it is in the Netherlands. When walking, beware of the tendency of the locals to cycle on sidewalks and to cycle the wrong way down a one-way street.
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PSA · Pisa International Airport
FLR · Florence Airport, Peretola
EBA · Marina di Campo Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Livorno
Drink
"Ponce alla livornese" is optimal to finish a meal (warm drink with coffee and rum).
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Questions
Livorno: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Livorno?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Livorno are April to June. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; November is the wettest, with about 131 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Livorno?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pisa International Airport (PSA), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR, 77 km) and Marina di Campo Airport (EBA, 88 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Livorno?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Livorno
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.