Church of the Dormition

The entrance of the Greek Orthodox Cemetery in Via Mastacchi.
The plaque outside the gate, in Greek and Italian, says: “Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Archdiocese of Italy, church of the Dormition of Our Lady in Livorno.” The small church is barely visible from the outside.

(Photos taken last June)

See also: Old English Cemetery - New English Cemetery

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Tina

For most of us Tina Forrester was East Gwillimbury CameraGirl, a fellow blogger and photographer. Sadly, she died with her husband in a car accident a few days ago. We will miss her and her great pictures.

(The light at Bond Head on Lake Ontario, by EG CameraGirl)

External links: East Gwillimbury CameraGirl - Obituary of Tina and Tom Forrester (Eye Candy)

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Orange Background

A lamp post against an orange building in Via dell'Uffizio dei Grani.

See also: Yellow and Orange

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Neptune's Trident

This Neptune's trident was probably the sign of a fishmongers, now it's only a damaged mosaic in Via Goldoni.

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Poor Old Walls!

It is not the first time that bush cutters are used to get rid of the weeds from the ancient walls of the Porto Mediceo.

The ground around is literally covered with fragments of the crushed old bricks.

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Param Jamuna IV

The “Param Jamuna IV” is a 48-meter yacht built in 2013 by Rossinavi in Viareggio.

External links: Rossinavi (Official website)
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Take-Off

A not-so-sharp shot of a cormorant inside the Porto Mediceo.

See also: Miramare - The Cormorant - Cormorants on the Fortress - Cormorants
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The Green Mark

The green mark at the entrance of the Porto Mediceo.

See also: Green Light

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On Instagram

Last summer Instagram increased the size of its images to 1080 x 1080 pixels from the obsolete 640 x 640 pixels. It also began to allow the upload of photos that aren't square, lifting another annoying limit to this platform.

I posted my first photo on IG in mid-November and went on using mostly, but not only, images from this blog. This explains a few square photos seen lately on LPD: this format, when not mandatory, may be an interesting option for both platforms. The ‘unsquare’ format has some limits (a 3:2 ratio for landscape and 4:5 for portrait) and you still have to use an Android or an iOS device with Instagram to upload the photos, but you can easily see them with any browser on any kind of operative system.
Sorry if I have bothered you with things you are already familiar with, but this is still a new world for me.

The ‘squares’: Via Calzabigi 66 - Classic Car for a Wedding - Strange Traffic Light - VF 1174
External links: Instagram (Wikipedia) - Livorno Daily Photo (on Instagram)

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In Black & White

The personal office of a real estate agent in Via Borra.

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Borgo

The crew of the Borgo Cappuccini was already training in early January.

See also: Palio Marinaro - Palio Marinaro 2011 - Palio Marinaro 2012 - Palio Marinaro 2014
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Fresh Paint

A freshly repainted building in Viale Marconi.

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Francesca Neri

The tug “Francesca Neri” maneuvering inside the Porto Mediceo.

See also: CP 866 - Four Tugs - Liberty of the Seas - The Tug and the Sailboat - Zim Texas
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Many Oranges

Orange tree full of fruit, Viale Petrarca. (Photo taken last December)

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One More Dragon

One more dragon, this time on a front door in Via Roma.

See also: Two Dragons - Carved Dragon - Lazy Dragon - Wooden Dragon - Corner Dragon

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Palazzo San Sebastiano

The “Palazzo San Sebastiano” (Saint Sebastian building) was built in the late twenties of the last century, along with two other buildings, for the “Istituto Nazionale Immobiliare”.
The namesake Saint appears in a relief on a corner of the building, with above a curious obelisk of sorts.

See also: San Sebastiano - Fontana del Duomo - Palladian Flooring - Largo del Duomo - Via Grande and Largo Duomo

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Colorful Towels

An assortment of colorful towels on display outside a store at the Porta a Mare shopping center.

See also: A New Shopping Center

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The Yellow Bike

A “personalized” bicycle in Via Cesare Battisti.

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External links: Bicycle Art (Inspiration Green)

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Corner Gym

A corner building, between Via delle Bandiere and Via Ernesto Rossi, which holds a gym for a nearby school.

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Martina

A view of the stern of the “Martina”, a 125-meter tanker.

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Black Redstart

I saw this black redstart in Piazza Fratelli Rosselli. I was able to identify it only with the help of my friend Stefano.

External links: Black redstart (Wikipedia)

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A Chimera

According to Greek mythology, the Chimera was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature composed of the parts of more than one animal. It is usually depicted as a lion, with the head of a goat arising from its back, and a tail with a snake's head. Ours is huge, and it is on the facade of a building in Piazza del Municipio.

External links: Chimera (Wikipedia)
See also: Everyday Chimera - Piazza del Municipio

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Piazza Cavour 1902

Piazza Cavour last June.

Piazza Cavour in a 1902 postcard.

(Postcard digitized from the collection of Antonio Cantelli)

See also: Piazza Cavour - Cavour
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The 1849 Cannon

This old cannon is placed on an embankment of the Fortezza Nuova and it is pointed towards Porta San Marco (Saint Mark's Gate), in memory of the defense of the city against the Austrian troops in 1849.

See also: Fortezza Nuova - Porta San Marco - The Austrians Are Coming
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Fishing in January

Fishing in January at the Capitaneria pier.

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Customs Building

Piazza dell'Arsenale: former Customs building, built in 1874.

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VF 1174

Darsena Vecchia (Old Harbor): the 28-meter fireboat “VF 1174”, built in 1999 at the F.lli Giacalone shipyard in Mazara del Vallo.

See also: Old Harbor - View on the Old Harbor

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Iris

A gorgeous iris in Via Corazzi. (Photo taken last August)

External links: Iris (Wikipedia)
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Theme Day: Scene from a Coffee House

Scene from a coffee house of the future...

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