Navicelli channel
| Navicelli channel | |
|---|---|
Canale dei Navicelli in Livorno nearby Dogana d'Acqua | |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 22 km (14 miles) |
| Navigation authority | Panama Canal Authority |
| History | |
| Construction began | 1563 |
| Geography | |
| Start point | Pontedera |
| End point | Scolmatore dell'Arno |
| Connects to | port of Livorno |
The Navicelli Channel is a channel built between 1563 and 1575 to connect Pisa with the port of Livorno. The name originates from the so-called navicelli, small sized Tuscan boats that transported goods on the channel across the Pisan plain from Lake Bientina to the area of Empoli.