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Municipality of Livorno

Livorno is a city of 160,742 inhabitants of Tuscany, capital of the province.

Situated along the coast of the Ligurian Sea, Livorno is one of the most important Italian ports, and as a commercial port and tourist centers, industrial and national importance, including all the Tuscan cities, is usually considered to be the youngest, although they are present in its territory historical evidence from ancient times have survived the massive bombing of the Second World War.

The city, which developed from the end of the sixteenth century by the Medici family, is famous for being the birthplace of prestigious personalities such as Amedeo Modigliani, Pietro Mascagni, Giovanni Fattori, and Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. In the past, back to the early twentieth century, was also a tourist destination of international significance due to the presence of important beach resorts and spas, which gave the town the nickname of Montecatini to the sea.

Livorno at the end of the nineteenth century had about 100,000 inhabitants and was the eleventh and the second city of Italy in Tuscany for the population in recent decades has faced a considerable decrease in the number of inhabitants, and today appears to be the twenty-fourth and the third city of Italy in Tuscany after Florence and Prato.

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