Located along the Livorno seafront, next to the iconic Terrazza Mascagni, the Livorno Aquarium enjoys a privileged position, rich in scenic and emotional impact.

With the launch of the 2025 season, the Livorno Aquarium is open to the public every day, featuring an aquarium tour on the ground floor, including an area dedicated to information about the Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. On the first floor, there is a space dedicated to insects, amphibians, and reptiles.

The Livorno Aquarium offers visitors a two-level exhibition path:

From the blue of the sea on the ground floor to the green world on the first floor dedicated to insects, amphibians, and reptiles, the aquarium covers a total exhibition area of about 3,000 square meters. It includes 33 tanks on the ground floor, an underwater tunnel, an upper-floor exhibit area for insects, amphibians, and reptiles, and a 1,000-square-meter panoramic terrace overlooking the Livorno seafront, the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, and the beautiful Terrazza Mascagni.

In addition to the exhibit tanks, the facility includes around 850 square meters of technical areas with curatorial tanks for quarantine, animal breeding, and water treatment. These areas can be partially visited through the special "Behind the Scenes" tour, available on weekends and holidays.

Swimming in the Indo-Pacific tank alongside zebra sharks and two Napoleon fish are the beautiful green sea turtles “Ari” and “Cuba,” whose past includes illegal importation and subsequent abandonment. Seized by the CITES unit of the State Forestry Corps and first entrusted to the Genoa Aquarium before being transferred to Livorno, “Ari” and “Cuba” now help raise public awareness about the importance of respecting and protecting these endangered species.

The facility also features a tunnel, a tank dedicated to octopuses, and one replicating kelp forests. A touch tank allows visitors to observe the remarkable camouflage skills of certain species that change color based on their surroundings. At the bottom of this tank lies a biodegradable biopolymer net, developed as part of a research project in collaboration with the University of Pisa.

The aquarium doesn’t just focus on the blue of the sea—it also embraces the green world with its first-floor area dedicated to insects, amphibians, and reptiles. Highlights include the fascinating chameleon and a unique exhibit: a real leafcutter ant colony.

From the first floor, visitors can access a stunning panoramic terrace with breathtaking views of the Tuscan Archipelago and the Livorno coastline.

The Livorno Aquarium also serves as a Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center—the only long-term care center of its kind in Tuscany. It also hosts an information point for the regional network of the Tuscan Biodiversity Observatory, a key partner in connecting the Ecostrim project with the Tuscany Region, with the aim of promoting and intensifying efforts to increase knowledge about marine biodiversity.