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Going to meet Kristina Grancaric in her office is an unusual experience: most days she sets up ‘office’ in a different restaurant or bar, where people drop in to see her and she reviews the place as part of her work with the website Yelp. Today she has
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. CELEBRATE/Easter Sunday March 31, Florence Easter in Florence includes the centuries-old tradition of the famous ‘exploding&
‘Why shouldn’t Mussolini have an empire? All the best people in Europe have empires.’ So affirms the imperious British expat Lady Hester Random (played by Maggie Smith) in Franco Zeffirelli’s ...
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. TECHNO/Carl Craig March 16, 9:30pm Viper Theatre, via Pistoiese, Florence Star of the international electronic music scene, and
Polite and pensive, William Blacker seems the last person you would imagine to leave a comfortable life in England and go on a whim to live for eight years in a remote Transylvanian village. But that’s exactly what he did. Now dividing his time between England, Italy and
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. SPORT/Florence Bike Festival March 1–3. Fortezza da Basso, Florence Like to bike? The world
When, on February 14, about 2,000 people participated in a dance flash mob in Florence’s piazza della Repubblica, they were taking part in the biggest mass global action to end violence against women and girls in the history of humankind. The event was part of a larger
In a world in which divorce rates are rocketing higher than ever and finding love can feel like a losing battle, living the expat life in Florence has given me renewed hope in amore. Almost the first question you ask any expat living here is, ‘So, why Florence?' And
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. WOMEN/One Billion Rising February 14, 3pm, Piazza della Repubblica, Florence Violence against women is a serious problem
Superbowl Sunday is nearly upon us, a day in which nearly 100 million people worldwide will watch the season climax of one of the most popular games in the world. Despite its current popularity, American football has very humble beginnings. Combining elements of rugby and soccer, it is based on
Last year in Italy, one woman died every three days as a result of domestic violence. While this is a sobering statistic particularly in a first-world country, the problem is certainly not unique to Italy. Domestic violence affects a staggering number of women worldwide: one in three women in
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. SURREAL/The Dalí Universe February 1-May 25, Palazzo Medici, via Camillo Cavour 3, Florence More than
As a newly arrived Brit in Florence, my Italian vocabulary was restricted to Ciao!, grazie, scusa, gelato, caffé, and a firm no to the pushier stall owners at the San Lorenzo market. Determined to at least make an attempt to learn the language, I immediately signed up for classes,
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. MEDICI/Alchemy and the Arts Until February 3 Uffizi Gallery, piazzale degli Uffizi 6, Florence The discovery of
Following a 220-year absence and a recent and extensive restoration, the statue Sleeping Ariadne (also called Cleopatra) has returned to the Uffizi Gallery. A third-century B.C.E. Roman copy of a Greek sculpture, it was greatly admired by, among others, Michelangelo. Weighing two tonnes, the statue was
Admire Florence with your eyes and listen to her with your heart-that is the advice from the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Settled into their newly built and blazingly contemporary New Florence Opera House, the inspired upcoming season celebrates Florence's rich musical past while also demonstrating that opera, ballet and
And so this is Christmas ... in Tuscany! For gift buying, festive concerts, nativity re-enactments and entertainment for kids, Florence and Tuscany have plenty to offer. Wrap up warm and celebrate the most magical time of year with friends, family and maybe even Santa himself! Christmas fairs,
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. TF WALKS & VISITS/Badia Fiorentina December 17, 3:30pm - Meeting at the entrance to the Badia on
The days are getting shorter, the weather chillier, Christmas lights are starting to appear in the streets and Florence and Tuscany are hosting many events to celebrate the festive season. The festivities really get going on December 8, a national holiday to celebrate the Immaculate Conception. Christmas fairs, markets
Bright, bold hues, powerful patterns, decisive lines: the fashion style and designs of Enrico Coveri blasted into the world in the 1970s and continue to enliven and astound to this day. The exhibit Coveri Story, at the new home of the Camera di Commercio in Prato, tells the life and
With the U.S. presidential elections just past and Italy's primaries and national elections on the horizon, voting and the electoral system are on everyone's mind. A little known fact is that the reputed origin of one of the words most central this political period, ‘ballot,' lies
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. KIDS/Disney on Ice November 22-25, Nelson Mandela Forum, via le Paoli 3, Florence See more than
Sought-after delicacies, mushrooms are an essential part of autumn in Tuscany. For some, the next step after overcoming the challenges posed by the piles of oddly shaped varieties at the market (Which ones to buy? How do I cook them? Is that strange object even a mushroom?), is to
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. WHITE TRUFFLES/Sagra del Tartufo Bianco November 10-11, 17-18 and 24-25. Historic centre of San
