From the Top

In this panoramic view from the top of the “Mastio di Matilde” we can see, beyond the ramparts of the “Capitana”, the churches of “San Ferdinando” and “Santa Caterina” and the slender grey line of the modern “Santa Trinita” bridge in foreground.A view of the “Ampolletta” with the recently rebuilt church of “San Francesco”, where, more than four hundreds of years ago, Livorno was formally declared “città”. On the left a glimpse of the “Palazzo Mediceo” and, on the right, of the “Palazzo del Portuale”.
Inside the “Ampolletta” bastion it is easy to see the various levels of the structure, built in different times.The “Canaviglia” topped by the reconstruction of the “Palazzo di Francesco”. The square tower at center of the image is the lower part of the “Torre Quadrata”, the older part of the fortress, which once guarded the Pisan port.

See also: Fortezza Vecchia - Piazza dei Grani - Scalo Regio - Porta del Duca - Cortile d'Arme - Capitana - Ampolletta - Molo del Soccorso - Canaviglia - Palazzo di Francesco - Mastio di Matilde
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