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Reaching for the top

Invisible Women docufilm up for Emmy
A PBS television special, Invisible Women, based on Jane Fortune’s book Invisible Women: Forgotten Artists of Florence, published by The Florentine Press in 2009, has been …
Florence News

Dan Brown reads The Florentine!

Professor Robert Langdon looks for local news in TF
Robert Langdon, the central character of The Da Vinci Code, which sold over 80 million copies worldwide and was made into a Hollywood movie starring Oscar winner Tom Hanks, goes on his latest adventure in Florence in Dan Brown's latest book, Inferno, inspired by Dante Alighieri's …
Places + Travel

A matter of taste

Three ways to experience the Tuscan Chianti
by Sam Lawley
The Chianti area in central Tuscany is synonymous across the world with characteristic undulating countryside, slow-cooked foods and delicate red wines. Indeed, the recent lavish wedding …
Food + Wine

Mushrooming in the kitchen

Finding spring funghi on your plate
by Rachel  Priestley
One of my favourite things to do at this time of the year is to go to the Sant’Ambrogio market to see what the beginning of …
Monuments + More

Hidden from view

Uncovering a Florentine secret: the Corsini gardens
by Sophie Kruijsdijk
Within its walls, Palazzo Corsini in via il Prato holds a garden of unmatched loveliness and tranquility. Breathtaking beauty leads you through lush green citrus trees, past imposing statues to finally lose yourself in a heavily shaded labyrinth. And the best thing: no one is there. …
People

Guest star in Florence

The extravagant hats of Georgine Glaenzer
Among the many participants in the 19th Artigianato e Palazzo is a French artisan Georgine Glaenzer who makes very special hats. She calls herself the ‘creator …
Filming Filippo

Made by hand

Perrone's libri bianchi
by David Battistella
Filmmaker David Battistella moved to Florence from Canada in 2011 to pursue his dream: writing and producing a feature film based on Ross King’s 2000 book …
Florence News

Online in Florence

TF teams up with LdM
When the Lorenzo de’ Medici Institute (LdM) in Florence wanted to launch an online news and lifestyle channel, who better to approach than the city’s longest-running English-language publication, The Florentine, which has more than a quarter of a million readers each year? The resulting partnership has …
Expats in Florence

Swietlan Kraczyna

From refugee camp to world famous artist
by Rose Mackworth-Young
A Russian who was born in Poland and grew up in Germany and the United States, Swietlan Kraczyna was inspired to move to Florence by Masaccio’s murals. From humble beginnings, supporting a family on just 100 dollars a month in the Santo Spirito area, he has …
Monuments + More

Loggia del Pesce

A long awaited new beginning
by Deirdre Pirro
Joyous celebrations were held in Florence for several weeks before and after the wedding on December 18, 1565 of the legitimate heir of Grand Duke Cosimo …
Don't Miss

The don't miss list - May 9 to 23

by Rose Mackworth-Young
Our events listing keeps you up-to-date on the latest and greatest in culture, music and other English-friendly entertainment. This is a selection of the best of them.   ARTISAN/Artigianato e Palazzo May 16–19 Corsini Gardens, via della Scala, 115, Florence This annual celebration of top-quality handmade products features some of the best traditional artisans from all over Italy—and beyond, combining innovation with centuries-old techniques in the historic Corsini Gardens (see pages …
Movie Reviews

Movie reviews - May 9 to 23

by James Douglas
IRON MAN 3 Odeon: May 10–12 Prepare for a heavy metal! Tony Stark is up against an enemy, the Mandarin, whose reach knows no bounds. With his back …
Exhibit Reviews

Beholder beware

Are today's artists falling again for beauty?
by Martin Holman
Beauty is a concept not immediately associated with visual art in the modern era. Although some artists pioneered the sublime detachment of abstraction, others appeared more …
Florence News

Closing for renovation!

Museo dell'Opera to reopen in 2015
From May 28, the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo will be partially closed to visitors, but the Gates of Paradise and Michelangelo’s Pietà will remain on view, …
Best Events

May Walks and Visits

Alexandra Lawrence and The Florentine present the May 2013 schedule of the Walks and Visits series.
by Alexandra Lawrence
So you think you know Florence? TF's editor-at-large and licenced guide Alexandra Lawrence will take you to hidden corners, helping you to discover the 'real' Florence beyond the Uffizi and the Duomo.     Saturday, May 4, 10:30am to 1pm Fiesole Walk Meeting point: Piazza Mino, Fiesole. Cost: 15 euro + …
Tuscany News

One step closer

Medici villas may get UNESCO status
‘It’s an important and decisive step,’ said the regional councillor of culture, Cristina Scaletti, after Tuscany’s Medici Villas got the first green light in their campaign …
Tuscany News

Caravaggio in Siena

Special display in the cathedral's crypt
Until August 18, 2013, an Italian masterpiece from Rome will be on display in the crypt beneath the Siena Duomo. St. John the Baptist by Michelangelo …
Exhibit Reviews

Striking a balance

The Uffizi's latest show offers a focused alternative to the blockbuster
by Martin Holman
In the late 1960s, the modern blockbuster art exhibition arrived and changed the museum landscape. Pioneered by such major institutions as New York’s Metropolitan Museum of …
Exhibit Reviews

The Renaissance starts here

It's sculpture, not painting, that started it all
by Alexandra Korey
Palazzo Strozzi’s lastest exhibit, Springtime of the Renaissance, takes on a double challenge: explaining the roots of the Renaissance, topic of extensive historiography, and convincing the …
Exhibit Reviews

Time up for Dali

Why does the Spanish artist still draw crowds?
by Martin Holman
There is no doubting Salvador Dalí’s popularity. His work continues to please, shock and titillate, generating food for thought and queues at the ticket office. The …
The Arts

Spring into art

Ten major exhibits to welcome the season
by Haley Brucato
EXHIBITS IN FLORENCE As winter gives way to spring, the city bursts into bloom with art. From the great masters of the Renaissance to the most daring …

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