17-Day Classical Italy & Rivieras

The airport for Puerto La Cruz in northeast on the Caribbean. Isla de Margarita is off the coast.

Calvi is an ancient fortress port on Corsica, closest port to France. It was the capital of Corsica for 500 years. It is divided into two sections, the Haute-Ville, which includes the ancient fortress; and Base-Ville, which includes the port district.

Today the port of Civitavecchia has the advantage of being the Italian “stepping stone to the Mediterranean” thanks to its excellent weather conditions and ideal geographical location.

From Civitavecchia it is a train ride to almost anywhere in Italy and a quick jaunt to Sardinia. Its position has helped make it the main national coastal shipping port.

Livorno (also known as Leghorn), is situated on the Tyrrhenian coast at the southern edge of the Arno alluvial plain and is an important commercial and industrial center and port. It was founded on a former auxiliary Pisan port between 1576 and the early 17th century, on the orders of the Grand Duke Cosimo I who made it Tuscany’s main outlet to the sea after the Pisan port was filled in. Originally constructed to a pentagonal design and with a still visible orthogonal street system, the town grew in the 19th century; it suffered serious damage during the last War and now has a modern appearance.

The Italian Riviera.