Sunday, January 31, 2016

More “Lionheart”

Superyacht Lionheart, IMO 1012323, FB 262, port of Livorno
The longest yacht ever built in Livorno, the 90-meter “Lionheart”, is already in the water.

See also: Lionheart - The Lighthouse
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Saturday, January 30, 2016

Friday, January 29, 2016

Thursday, January 28, 2016

The Green Corner

Green corner building between Via Bartolena and Via Puntoni, Livorno
A gaudy but elegant corner building between Via Bartolena and Via Puntoni.

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Lionheart

Superyacht Lionheart, IMO 1012323, FB 262, port of Livorno
The longest yacht ever built in Livorno, the 90-meter “Lionheart”, is on a barge to be shipped to La Spezia for the launch. Just for comparison the lighthouse in background is 53-meter tall.

See also: The Lighthouse
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Monday, January 25, 2016

Poggio Lecceta

Radar ENAV, Valle Benedetta, Livorno
At 462 meters above sea level, Poggio Lecceta is the highest of the Colline Livornesi (Livornese Hills) and this oversized golf ball on its top is the radar of a weather station.

External links: ENAV (Wikipedia)

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Friday, January 22, 2016

A Watering Can

Watering can, Via Crispi, Livorno
An unusual watering can, found at a dumpster in Via Crispi.

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Strange Traffic Light

Traffic light, Scali Manzoni, Livorno
Scali Manzoni: to be a pedestrian in Livorno is increasingly hard...

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

M/V Arethusa

Arethusa cruise ship, IMO 9398022, port of Livorno
The cruise ship “Arethusa” is waiting for the good season at the Elba pier.

See also: Arethusa
External links: Arethusa (Condé Nast Traveler) - M/V Arethusa (Grand Circle Cruise Line)
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Ivy-leaf Geranium

Pelargonium peltatum, ivy-leaf geranium, Via Cecioni, Livorno
Pelargonium peltatum, or ivy-leaf geranium, in via Cecioni. (Photo taken last August)

External links: Pelargonium (Wikipedia)
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Sunday, January 17, 2016

Classic Car for a Wedding

Classic car for a wedding, Piazza del Municipio, Livorno
Classic car for a wedding, in Piazza del Municipio. (Photo taken last December)

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Friday, January 15, 2016

Frankie Pub

Frankie Pub, Piazza dei Mille, Livorno
A pub in Piazza dei Mille, with a bench and some leftovers from the night before...

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Via Vecchia di Salviano

Corner building between Piazza Damiano Chiesa and Via Vecchia di Salviano, Livorno
Corner building between Piazza Damiano Chiesa and Via Vecchia di Salviano.

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Optimist in Winter

Optimist sailboats at the Bellana, Livorno
It wasn't yet officially winter,
Optimist sailboats at the Terrazza Mascagni, Livorno
but they were at sea last December.

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

The Screaming Gull

Gull on the walls of the Fortezza Nuova, Livorno
Gull on the walls of the Fortezza Nuova (New Fortress).

See also: Fortezza Nuova
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Monday, January 11, 2016

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Save “The Peasant”

In 1496 Maximilian I, the Holy Roman Emperor, was at war with the Republic of Florence. An Imperial army laid siege to Livorno to cut Florence access to the sea, while a fleet blockaded the port. Hundreds of peasants from the boroughs around town, tired of past destruction, volunteered to join the defense.
Statue of Guerrino of Montenero, Livorno
A legend says that a “villano” (peasant), Guerrino of Montenero, distinguished himself leading his men in the defense of the old fort. It seems that he even shot the Emperor himself, barely missing him and tearing one of his brocade sleeves. After three weeks some unexpected help came with a “libecciata” (gale force wind) that destroyed part of the imperial fleet and ravaged the camp of the assailants, leading the Emperor to end his siege.
Florence, grateful of the loyalty demonstrated in the field, gave to Livorno the right to fly a standard with the Latin word “Fides” (Faith), which still now shows up on our coat of arms. A first monument “al villano” (to the peasant) was erected at the bastion successfully defended by Guerrino and his men. Today we can only see the third version of the monument by Vitaliano De Angelis and Giulio Guiggi: it was erected in “Largo Fratelli Rosselli” in 1956 to replace an older work lost in the war.
As you can see the statue is not in good shape and a crowdfunding campaign was started to restore it:

Salviamo “Il Villano” (Save “The Peasant”)

External links: Maximilian I - Holy Roman Emperor - Republic of Florence (Wikipedia)

Saturday, January 9, 2016

New vs Old

Scoglio della Regina, Livorno
Scoglio della Regina: on the left new lamp posts and new building, on the right old lamp posts and old building.

See also: A “Horror” Revisited - Almost Finished - Scoglio della Regina

Friday, January 8, 2016

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Built in 1858

The corner building between Via Marradi and Via Roma, Livorno
The corner building between Via Marradi and Via Roma, built in 1858.

See also: Anno 1858 - Lion Heads
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Burhan Dizman 3

Burhan Dizman 3, IMO 9648843, port of Livorno
A motorboat of the Vigili del Fuoco (Fire Brigade) along the side of the 120-meter Turkish cargo “Burhan Dizman 3”.

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Hibiscus syriacus

Hibiscus syriacus, Viale Fabbricotti, Livorno
A Hibiscus syriacus in Viale Fabbricotti. (Photo taken last August)

External links: Hibiscus syriacus (Wikipedia)
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Monday, January 4, 2016

Not Copper

Viale Italia, Livorno
Copper theft is quite common here: someone probably took this copper-colored cladding for the real thing.

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Corte Ferraris

New condos, Corte Ferraris, Via Ferraris
They are selling these new buildings as “Corte Ferraris” (Ferraris Court), a year ago they were like this.

See also: Reinforced Concrete

Saturday, January 2, 2016