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Livorno or until recently in English Leghorn (pronounced /'l?g?rn/), is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno and the third-largest port on the western coast of Italy, having a population of approximately 170,000 residents as of the year 2007. Livorno was defined as an "ideal town" during the Italian Renaissance. Today, it reveals its history through the structure of its neighbourhoods, crossed by canals and surrounded by fortified town walls, through the tangle of its streets, which embroider the town's Venice district, and through the Medici Port characteristically overlooked by towers and fortresses leading to the town centre. Designed by the architect Bernardo Buontalenti at the end of the 16th century, Livorno underwent a period of great town planning expansion at the end of the 17th century. Near the defensive pile of the Old Fortress, a new fortress, together with the town-walls and the system of navigable canals, was then built. In the late 1580s, Ferdinando I of Tuscany declared Livorno a porto Franco, which meant that the goods traded here were duty free. The Leggi Livornine were laws in force between 1590 and 1603. These laws helped the trading activities of the merchant, freedom of religion and amnesty for some penance. Thanks to these laws, Livorno became a cosmopolitan city and one of the most important ports of the entire Mediterranean area. Many foreigners moved to Livorno; Armenians, Dutch, English, Greeks, and Jews, were among those who relocated to live and trade. Some Moriscos (Muslim Spaniards forcibly converted to Catholicism), much later, also moved to Livorno (from Spain and during the 18th century). On the 19th of March 1606, the Granduca di Toscana Ferdinando I de' Medici, in the Fortezza Vecchia Chapel of Saint Francis of Assisi elevated Livorno to the rank of city. During the Napoleonic Wars, trade with England was prohibited and the economy of Livorno suffered greatly. Then, in 1868, after Livorno became part of the new Kingdom of Italy, she lost her, by now, traditional status of “Porto Franco” and the city's importance declined.
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1. A sharp presentation to Lucca, Italy
August 26, 2009
Lucca is one of the best cities in Tuscany's countryside. Lucca's Renaissance is the best maintained in the World. If you're fortunate to see Tuscan urban centers such as Livorno and San Gimignano, you'll feel the actual look of Florence. Lucca is the mother of legendary composers including Mandola. Lucca is a really old city, so proposes unusual panoramas to foreign travelers.If you want to tour Lucca, hotels are the hottest piece of the journey. Lucca is as well more bargain-priced than Florence, so you take a proper favor.contemporary facilities and panoramic locations are the mark of most ... (read more)
Author: Erika Swanson
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2. Colorful development and history of Italy
April 27, 2009
Situated in Southern Europe, Italy is one of the most beautiful countries in Europe. The country comprises of the Italian Peninsula, the Po River valley, Sicily, Sardinia and several islands. Italy is a country of stunning cities including Milan, Naples, Rome, Turin, Palermo, Genoa, Bologna, Catania, Florence, Bari, Verona, Venice, Messina, Padua, Taranto, and Livorno. About 75% of the entire Italy is surrounded by hills and mountains and nearly 20% is forested. Italy is abundantly bestowed with majestic mountains, scenic beauty, charming canals, lovely lakes and fascinating landscapes that m... (read more)
Author: jessica thomson
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3. Newcastle Ends Palermo UEFA Winner Streak
November 02, 2006
The English football club Newcastle has ended Palermo's UEFA Cup tournament winning streak. Newcastle scored a 1-0 win Thursday over the Italian team in the second round of the group stage. Palermo had won its three previous games.
In the other Group-H game, Celta Vigo of Spain kicked off its campaign with a 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt of Germany.
Rangers of Scotland took the Group-A lead with a 2-0 victory over Maccabi Haifa of Israel. Also in the group, Livorno of Italy and Serb opponent Partizan Belgrade played to a one-goal draw, 1-1.
The English club Tottenham tops Group-B with a 3... (read more)
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4. CIALIS AND VIAGRA: TWO PILLS NECESSARY IN OUR TIMES
October 23, 2005
Two centuries ago, if anybody had proposed or stated that in the future the erectile disorder of men will be taken care of by Cialis and Viagra, probably that that somebody would have been taken for a fool.
Many of us believe that men in the past did not suffer from this disorder. The truth is that this problem existed in the past also, with the exception that, at those times, this disorder was present because of the elder age or simply by accident. In those times, this usen` t to be the most important problem, and because of this, nobody used to make a big fuss about it.
It is true, altho... (read more)
Author: Trey Livorno
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