Do not disturb...

Do not disturb...

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A Curious Roundabout

A curious roundabout in Via Edda Fagni, in the Porta a Mare (Gate to the Sea) area. (Already posted on Instagram)

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Fortezza Vecchia from Above

The whole extension of the Fortezza Vecchia (Old Fortress) from a vantage point. On the left the Capitana bastion, in the middle the Mastio di Matilde, on the right Canaviglia bastion with the Palazzo di Francesco. In background, on the left, the tent-like structure of the Fish Market, on the right the reddish Palazzo del Portuale. Slightly above it we can see the bell tower of the Cathedral. If you are curious about the vantage point, we were exactly here.

Mercato del Pesce - Palazzo del Portuale - Duomo di Livorno - Old Silos

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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 - From the Top
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By Boat at Sunset

A tour of the port with the golden light of sunset.

See also: Calm Waters - On the Fosso Reale - Caisson - Livorno by Boat
External links: Livorno by Boat (in Italian)

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The Unopened Door

In Viale del Risorgimento, not far from the great artwork “Fifty Clothespins”, we can see another magnificent installation, titled “La porta non aperta” (The Unopened Door).

See also: Fifty Clothespins

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Villa Valsovano

A detail of the now disused entrance of Villa Valsovano, in Via del Fagiano, where the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley stayed in the summer of 1819.

External links: Percy Bysshe Shelley (Wikipedia)

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Yalla

The 73-meter “Yalla” was built by CRN at their Ancona shipyard, in Italy. The yacht's interior has been designed by Droulers Architecture. She has 4 cabins, a master suite, and 5 double cabins, with a crew of 22.

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Cacti

Cacti in Via Anzilotti.

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The Band

I am not sure why this marching band was playing in Piazza del Municipio last Wednesday...

See also: Town Hall - Piazza del Municipio - A New Piazza del Municipio - The New Square

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Viale Risorgimento

This statue of Mary and child, on the corner of the Salesiani's building, was a gift from the archbishop Felice Guerra.

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The Chains of the Moors

A side detail of the Monument of the Four Moors.

See also: Four Moors - Four Noses - Morgiano & Alì - Culture & Sculpture - Livorno in the Future - Ferdinando's Scroll - The Cage - Out of the Cage - “Talking” Statues
External links: Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany - Order of Saint Stephen (Wikipedia)

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Six Months Ago

Exactly six months ago I posted my first photo on Instagram. Now, almost everything posted on this blog is practically a by-product of the activity on the other platform.

Scali delle Cantine seen from the Fortezza Nuova (New Fortress). (Already posted on Instagram)

See also: Scali delle Cantine - Fortezza Nuova

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Fiat 500

Have you ever seen a barbecue grid like this one?

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“Astice” and “Porpora”

“Astice” (A5379), “Porpora” (A5382): these two minesweepers of the Aragosta (Lobster) class are actually used as training ships. Far away, we can see the church of San Ferdinando.

See also: Astice (A5379) - Murena (A5305) - San Ferdinando

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The Cat with a Collar

A cat with a collar, in Via Francesco Chiusa.

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Via Battisti

A corner building between Via Paoli and Via Battisti

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Red Velvet

A view of the interior of the Teatro Goldoni.

See also: Teatro Goldoni - Inside the Goldoni - Behind the Scenes - Around the Goldoni

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Flowers on a Balcony

Flowers on a balcony in Via Paoli

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Repressione...

#Livorno - 

“It is hard for you all to repress us!”
“Who gives a shit about you?”
Via Fiorenza, Livorno

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Fountain of the Horses

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Detail of one the fountains in front of the chapel of San Giuseppe, inside the hospital complex of the Spedali Riuniti (United Hospitals).

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“Alfredo Cappellini”

This former Coast Guard motor boat was donated a few years ago to the Nautical Institute of Livornbo, and was refitted almost completely by the students of the school. She was then renamed “Alfredo Cappellini”.

See also: Alfredo Cappellini

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Common Starling

A common starling in Piazza della Vittoria. (Already posted on Instagram)

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Sacred Heart

The construction of the Gothic Revival building began in 1919 and it is part of a compound of the Salesian fathers. The church became a parish in 1932.

External links: Salesians of Don Bosco (Wikipedia)

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Il Cannone

‘Il Cannone’ (The Cannon) was the violin of Niccolò Paganini. It is now kept in Palazzo Tursi, the Town Hall of Genoa. He got this instrument in Livorno (Leghorn in the text below), in a quite strange way...

“The wildest accounts of gambling excesses date from his youth. Paganini had inherited from his father a love of gambling, and would frequently risk the entire proceeds from a concert before it had taken place. The story of how he came by his famous ‘Cannon’ Guarnieri del Gesù is the classic instance. On the eve of a concert in Leghorn, Paganini had gambled away his Amati violin. A rich merchant named Livron loaned him an instrument from his private collection. After the concert, Livron rushed up to Paganini begging him to keep it as a token of appreciation, making one proviso: that the violin should be played only by Paganini himself. The artist kept his word and used it for the rest of his life. He was once offered a high price for it and was tempted to accept the offer to settle a gambling debt but, instead, he staked his last 30 francs and won; he never sat at the tables again.”

(The Great Violinists, by Margaret Campbell)

External links: Niccolò Paganini - Il Cannone Guarnerius - Giuseppe Guarneri (Wikipedia)

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Via dell'Uffizio dei Grani

A street lamp in Via dell'Uffizio dei Grani.

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Hawser

A coiled hawser on a dock of the Old Harbor.

See also: Pamiglione - Old Harbor

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Four Chimneys

Four chimneys on a roof in Via del Fagiano. (Already posted on Instagram)

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“Lionheart” Again

Time to have another look at the 90-meter “Lionheart”, the longest yacht ever built in Livorno.

(Already posted on Instagram)

See also: Lionheart - More “Lionheart” - The Lighthouse
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The Fly

A fly on a calla, in Via Anzilotti.

External links: Calla (Wikipedia)

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Fountain of Neptune

A detail of the Fountain of Neptune in Piazza Giuseppe Emanuele Modigliani. (Already posted on Instagram)

See also: Neptune and the Nereids

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Sunday Morning

The porticoes of Via Grande, on Sunday morning.

See also: Via Grande

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