The events organised during the summer in Livorno are among the most characteristic and attract thousands of tourists. Historical parades, folklore events, music and food traditions: the hot summer months come alive, ready to enchant Italians and foreigners with fun-filled days in the city's historic districts.
Effetto Venezia
Livorno's summer is not complete without Effetto Venezia, the famous folkloric event held every summer between July and August in the Venezia Nuova district. In a picturesque location with its historic bridges and navigable Medici canals, the history of Effetto Venezia, full of events, shows, culture and flavours, began in 1986.
Cacciucco Pride
The fact that traditional gastronomy is one of Livorno's most important assets is also clear from the fact that September sees the celebration of cacciucco, one of the city's most famous dishes. Together with the bars and restaurants, cacciucco invades the city, in the city's symbolic places, such as the Mercato Centrale, the Fortezza Vecchia or the Aquarium, but also on boats and in the streets, thanks to take-away and street food. Events, shows and music accompany tastings of the typical cacciucco, in all its forms.
Palio Marinaro
The Palio Marinaro di Livorno is a rowing competition that takes place in July in the open sea, in the stretch of sea off Terrazza Mascagni. The eight districts, with ten rowers and a coxswain, compete in a battle of oars and brackishness to be the first to reach the finish line. The athletes are on board the gozzi, typical cedar-wood boats, and for months they prepare for the race that concludes the rowing season: it lasts about 10 minutes, but the race is intense and full of passion and eagerness, the same that drive the athletes, among friendship, the desire to do sport and to carry on a long tradition of the area.
