Livorno (aka Leghorn in Britain) is a port city on the west coast of Tuscany. It is known for its network of Venetian style canals running through the city, rich maritime history and Renaissance era fortifications. Originally a small fishing town, Livorno was developed by the republic of Pisa to expand and protect its maritime […]
It was the day of arrival for the VIP guest, our daughter was bringing our eldest granddaughter to stay, but she was just staying for one day to drop her off, then leaving us in charge of an 8 year old princess! From the riverside boatyard we took the bus to Pisa town centre and […]
Some of our family were enjoying a luxury cruise around the Mediterranean on a big fancy cruise ship, so we decided to take our ‘luxury’ small sailing boat, to meet up with them. They were due to dock in Piombino on the Tuscan coast of Italy, just a few miles from Elba. We lifted our […]
From the anchorage at Porto Vecchio, we could see the stone buildings of the old town on top of the hill above the port. Once the storm had passed, we went ashore and with the morning heat already building took the small electric minibus up the hill. From the top there are views over the […]
Sailing ZigZag 