We decided to do a quick afternoon trip into the little port town Livorno to go look at the market.
Sadly, it was at the end of closing when we got there and most of the stalls were shuttered.
We wandered a little through the streets, stopped for some ‘nibbly-bits and drinky-poos’ and headed back to the ship.
The main hall is decorated with Neoclassical and art nouveau elements in the so-called Liberty style and boasts almost 200 stalls.
The Mercato Centrale is the second largest indoor market in Europe, second only to the Boqueria in Barcelona.
Livorno is lined with canals and is sometimes referred to as ‘Little Venice’ or ‘New Venice’
Our show tonight was a selection of popular opera songs by two local opera singers. David Regeshi and Alessandra Tanzi.