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Beginning with Beethoven
A city known for its centuries-old buildings and landmarks, Florence will soon step into the modern age with the opening of a sleek new opera house. Located on viale Fratelli Rosselli, next to the Stazione Leopolda, the Teatro dell'Opera di Firenze will open its doors …
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And what a battle it is!
Search for the lost Leonardo turns sour
A group of international art experts have signed a petition to halt the
search for Leonardo da Vinci's fabled painting, Battle of Anghiari,
fearing irreversible damage to Giorgio Vasari's representation of the Battle
of Scannagallo.
Believed to be in Palazzo Vecchio's Salone de' Cinquecento, the …
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Help a child
An appeal for Yassin
Yassin Z. is eight years old and would like to see his
next birthday. Afflicted with Fanconi anemia, a rare genetic disease that
causes cancer and bone marrow failure, he desperately needs a bone marrow
transplant, the only option to save his life. Three …
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Virtual visits
Santa Croce up close
In a few months, a comprehensive virtual tour of Santa Croce, one …
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Upwardly mobile?,
Cisl explores commuters' experience
With the goal of developing proposals to improve commuting in the
province, the national labour union Cisl, which is studying the experiences of
commuters in Florence, is asking for information about commuting times and
distances.
Cisl's secretary general Giovanni Ronchi explains: ‘Urban transit may
seem like …
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Intercity express ,
A new high-speed intercity express train network, the Regiostar, will be
rocketing through the region starting December 12. The fast trains will shorten
the travel time between Florence and Siena to 1.08 hours, between Pistoia and
Florence (30 minutes), and Florence and Prato (15 …
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New terminal at Peretola
As of January 2012, Florence's airport will have a new
terminal. Costing 18 million euro, the spacious new terminal will feature an
arrivals area and customs hall extending over 1,900 square metres. There will
also be the baggage assignment area and a second floor …
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Giotto visits Moscow
Two masterworks by thirteenth-century artist Giotto, were recently flown
to Moscow, where they will be on display for the first time. Giotto's Madonna
with Child (from 1280-1290) and Polytypch of Saint Reparata will be
showcased at the Galleria Statale Tretyakov from December 19 to …
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Let it snow!,
Despite temperatures that are milder than average,
Abetone, one of Tuscany's favourite ski resorts, (see TF 135) is preparing for
the 2011-2012 ski season. The mixed-piste resort, just over an hour from
Florence by car and accessible by bus, is composed of four valleys …
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Huge turtle captured in the Arno
On December 8, a local man fishing from the banks of the Arno made an
unusual catch: a giant 30 kilo turtle. Unable to bring the large marine reptile
to shore, the fisherman called Florence fire fighters for help. The big turtle
ended up …
Community News
Dancing in the streets
Students get their groove on in via Faenza
On December 10, the San Lorenzo area was the site of a big party as
hundreds of students from the Lorenzo de' Medici Institute (LdM) danced in via
Faenza.
Called The Dance is in the Streets, the event, the first of its kind in
Florence, …
Tuscany News
It's all gospel to me
Tuscany gears up for annual festival
With 13 concerts in 12 different Tuscan cities, this year's Tuscany
Gospel Festival promises to be the best yet.
A one-of-a kind in Italy, the Tuscany Gospel Festival fosters relations
between different nationalities and introduces an important part of American
culture to Tuscany. For the …
Tuscany News
Diggin' for gold
Is Maremma the next ?Eldorado'?
According to the local press, the sky-high price of gold has pushed an
English mining company to start searching for the precious mineral in Tuscany's
mining areas in the Maremma.
Although scientists have confirmed the existence of gold in the area
between Grosseto and Paganico, …
Tuscany News
Life not beautiful?
Results of ?most liveable' survey
Tuscan towns ranked surprisingly low in an annual survey of Italy's best
cities to live in. The economic and business daily Il Sole 24 Ore ranked
107 Italian provinces according to the quality of life in each area.
The assessment used 36 different criteria, …
Tuscany News
One fine day
Women in the Contrada dell'Oca get the vote
It was the last of the holdouts: the Siena's contrada in which
women were not permitted to vote for members of their administrative councils.
Now, after several failed attempts, women of the contrada dell'Oca recently had their prayers answered. Effective April 29, 2012, …
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Sunday, May 19, 2013