Livorno

Uncommon card · No. 104814

Livorno (Italian: [liˈvorno] ) is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western coast of the region of Tuscany in central Italy. The capital of the Province of Livorno, with a population of 152,451, it is the 25th-largest city in Italy. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronounced leh-GORN, LEG-horn or LEG-ərn). During the Renaissance, Livorno was designed as an "ideal town". Developing considerably from the second half of the 16th century by the will of the House of Medici, Livorno was an important free port. Its intense commercial activity was largely dominated by foreign traders. Also the seat of consulates and shipping companies, it became the main port-city of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. The high status of a multiethnic and multicultural Livorno lasted until the second half of the nineteenth century, when it was surpassed by other cities. Evidence of that prosperous time can be seen in the many churches, villas, and palaces of the city. Livorno is considered to...

Read on Wikipedia · Image Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 4.0