Il Vernacoliere is an old Italian satirical monthly magazine rooted in Livorno, Tuscany. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest "Leghorn" redirects here For the breed of chicken see Leghorn chicken. Tuscany (Toscana is a region in Italy. It has an area of 22990 km² and a population of about 3 While it began in the late 1960's as a purely vernacular magazine (called "Livornocronaca" until 1982), it slowly but steadily became famous beyond the borders of the Livorno province, and it is now read in most northern and central Italy. Vernacular refers to the Native language of a country or a locality
Il Vernacoliere is well known for its popular, raw and heavily disrespectful political and social satire, often written in the Livorno dialect or at least with a distinct Tuscanian taste. A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος dialektos) is a variety of a Language that is characteristic of a particular group of Inside the magazine there are both satirical articles and comics. Il Vernacoliere is remarkable among Italian magazines in having no advertising, covering all its expenses with the sale of the journal and the gadgets.
The founder and current director of Vernacoliere is Mario Cardinali. He is the author of most political satire pieces, written in pure and witty Livorno dialect. Notable Vernacoliere contributors include Federico Maria Sardelli, Daniele Caluri, Max Greggio, Marco Citi, Ettore Borzacchini, Andrea Camerini. Federico Maria Sardelli is mainly known as conductor composer musicologist and flautist