Is Livorno a walkable city?

For sure, you can walk in Livorno, but it is no walker’s paradise either. The Venice Quarter, with its cool canals and bridges, is a good place for a stroll, but then so is Terrazza Mascagni, which also affords spectacular views of the sea. And of course, a walk down Via Grande with its well-stocked shops and cafes is always pleasant. But on the whole, Livorno is a city built for driving, and while the local public transportation exists — it is what it is — sometimes it is not dependable, requiring you to figure it out as best as you can for yourself. When it was in operation, I walked a lot anyway, but mostly downtown, where shops and services were easier to find. Obviously, it is not one of those quintessential itinerant Italian cities that you long to “put your feet on.”