LIVORNO
, 18km southwest of Pisa, is Tuscany's third largest city and one of Italy's largest ports - a status which invited blanket bombing during World War II. Its rebuilt commercial centre is not pretty, but a poke around the back streets will reveal a network of picturesque canals and hump-backed bridges, a lively streetlife that benefits from a very un-Tuscan ethnic diversity, and plenty of places to sample top-quality
seafood
. What you won't find are the very... [More]