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Be amazed by the wonders along the Cammino di Santa Giulia.

Fortezza Vecchia – Venice District

Built in 1519 based on a design by Antonio da Sangallo the Elder, the Old Fortress stands where the first nucleus of the city developed and rightfully serves as the guardian of Livorno’s origins. Within its massive red walls and three bastions, it preserves traces that tell the history of the region from the Metal Ages to the present day. Adjacent to the fortress lies the historic Venice District. Spared from the wartime demolitions of World War II, it represents the most significant architectural testimony of Livorno’s historic port city. Built between the 17th and 18th centuries with its bridges, canals, grand palaces, cellars, and warehouses that open directly onto the water, it evokes the renowned and great Venetian city. The district still retains its original structure, recalling the mercantile origins of this part of the city, which is still alive today with the work of fishermen.

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Church of Santa Giulia

In Livorno, the cult of Saint Giulia has ancient origins, with the first church dedicated to her likely built in the Middle Ages. This was followed by several small places of worship within the city dedicated to the saint during the 16th century. On May 22, 1602, the current oratory was built in a sober and elegant late Renaissance-Baroque style.

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Via della Madonna

This pedestrian street in the city center houses three churches within a short distance, built by Livorno’s foreign communities, symbolizing the cosmopolitan policy established by the Medici. The first church you encounter is that of the United Greeks, followed by the Church of the Madonna, also known as the Church of the Nations because it houses altars for several foreign communities. The last church is the Armenian Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, which, despite being severely damaged during World War II, still retains its Baroque façade.

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Piazza della Repubblica – Fortezza Nuova

Commonly referred to by Livornese locals as “Il Voltone,” it is the largest bridge square in Europe. It was built to connect the old city, enclosed within the pentagonal walls, with the new districts developing beyond the Fosso Reale canal. Overlooking this impressive 19th-century square is the Fortezza Nuova, one of the city’s most imposing historical monuments. Inaugurated in the early 1600s, the fortress is now a public park hosting events, concerts, and offering breathtaking views of the city.

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Passeggiata degli Acquedotti

Here begins the Passeggiata degli Acquedotti (Aqueduct Walk), which partially coincides with our Cammino and allows you to encounter, along the way, some of the most important buildings of the Leopoldine Aqueduct. During the 19th century, the walk was rediscovered as a pleasant leisure activity for wellness and recreation. For this reason, architect Pasquale Poccianti conceived his monumental aqueduct as an architectural path that leads uninterruptedly from the city to the springs.

Acquedotto sul cammino di santa giulia

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Cisternone

Known as the “Water Castle” or “Great Reservoir,” it is perhaps the most fascinating construction of the aqueduct designed by Pasquale Poccianti. Built in a neoclassical style using local pietra serena stone, it is a monumental water tank that can hold up to 8,500 cubic meters of water. The structure, equally impressive inside, is open to the public only during special occasions, as it is still in use for the city’s water supply.

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Museo della Città

Nestled in the heart of the historic Venice Nuova district, the museum is part of the Bottini dell’Olio Cultural Center, a complex that houses one of the branches of the Municipal Library on the upper floor. The museum is located within the ancient Bottini dell’Olio building, a large 18th-century oil warehouse commissioned by Cosimo III, with spacious rooms and cross-vaulted ceilings that were once used to store oil, and today serve as a venue for temporary exhibitions. The valuable permanent collection of contemporary art, featuring paintings and sculptures by internationally renowned Italian artists, is housed in the Baroque interiors of the deconsecrated Church of Piazza del Luogo Pio.

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Stazione di Livorno – Acque della Salute

Located at the end of Viale degli Acquedotti, it was built here following the inauguration, in 1905, of the nearby Acque della Salute spa, an elegant thermal establishment built in the Art Nouveau style. For a long time, the Livorno station was the main access point to the city and the focal point around which the district that now bears its name grew rapidly.

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Bagnetti della Puzzolente

At this point of the route, you will encounter this small spa facility, commissioned in 1844 by the Bartolomei family to architect Pasquale Poccianti. The “Bagnetti” owe their name to the presence of sulfurous water springs, suitable for thermal treatments, which had already given rise to the toponym Puzzolente.

Bagnetti della Puzzolente

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Pian di Rota

A small hamlet of Livorno, Pian di Rota is known for the presence of the Cisternino, another monumental cistern of the Lorenese aqueduct, also designed by Poccianti in the Tuscan neoclassical style. Unlike the Cisternone, Pian di Rota’s large cistern is now disused and is located in the center of a public park. The park is also home to CRUMA, a center for the recovery of marine and aquatic birds, the only one of its kind in Italy, managed by the Lipu, an organization dedicated to the protection of biodiversity and the promotion of ecological awareness.

Cisternino del Pian di Rota

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Eremo della Sambuca

A place of peace just a few kilometers from the city, the ancient hermitage welcomes travelers in the Benedetta Valley Forest Park. Nestled in a meadow beside the Ugione stream, this peaceful spot feels like something out of a fairy tale. It was named Santa Maria della Sambuca when hermits from the Augustinian order settled there. Dating back to the 13th century and expanded a century later by the Jesuati order, it was declared a national monument in 1912.

Eremo della Sambuca

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Il parco dei Monti Livornesi

The countryside between Livorno and Collesalvetti is part of the Parco dei Monti Livornesi, which also includes territories belonging to the Municipality of Rosignano. This fascinating natural area, made up of centuries-old holm oak forests, has a rich environmental and natural heritage from a geological, botanical, and faunal point of view, as well as preserving traces of human presence dating back to the Paleolithic.

Ciclista sul cammino di Santa Giulia

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