The “Angolo del Buono” (Corner of the Good), inside the Mercato Centrale. L'Angolo del Buono, all'interno del Mercato Centrale.

Exactly a month after the “ Mercatino Americano ” left “Piazza XX Settembre”, and after weeks of polemics about the abandoned stalls, the ol...

“Effetto Venezia” (Venice Effect) has nothing to do with the Venice on the Lagoon, whose canals are crossed by cute gondolas. Our Venice is ...

The “Mercatino Americano” (american market) changes location. It has been in “Piazza XX Settembre” for almost sixty years and today open its...

“Canned” photos again, this time of a couple of schools of glass fishes, seen last April at the TAN village market.

These are our last images of the “Fiera di Sant'Antonino”, where we shall reveal the secret devices behind the production of two delicio...

The most typical food at markets, fairs and festivals is the “ porchetta ” or roasted suckling pig, originally from Lazio, but now considere...

Sweets are peculiar but many other wares for sale at the fair are probably not so different all around the world. If you like something funn...

The “Fiera di Sant'Antonino” is the most popular fair in Livorno. It takes place every year on June 12 and 13, morning to midnight, in a...

For your feet, in different sizes and colours. These colorful flip-flops are made in Brazil, I think they are called Havaianas and were on ...

“Colline” is a quarter of Livorno, its name literally means “hills” and it is obviously placed in one of the flattest part of the city. Thi...

Tired of dollhouses? Try a lighthouse. This is from “L'Arte di Creare” (The Art of Creating), a local shop, and was on display at the “v...

Some more images from the canvas “village” of the TAN , inside the Porto Mediceo. This “elegant” waitress advertises a tasting of the renow...

Every year for the TAN a set of large white canvas tents sprouts in the Porto Mediceo. This “village” is full of shops selling anything re...

Yesterday, walking home from work, I found some stalls in “ Via della Madonna ” and just can't resist taking some pictures. A basket of ...

This is a monument to Leopold II , Grand Duke of Tuscany, by the Livornese sculptor Paolo Emilio Demi (1798-1863). The statue was damaged in...

“Piazza Cavallotti ” is our main open air market for fruits and vegetables, where vendors holler here and there offering their produce for t...