English News Magazine in Florence

February 21, 2021

Picturing community from afar: Lithuanians in Tuscany

Lithuanian community in Tuscany celebrates four years

Alexandra Korey

February 18, 2021

African policy experts to develop global leadership skills in Florence

Fully-funded training programme at the European University Institute

African experts will build their skills on policy issues of global importance.

February 15, 2021

Regenerating Rifredi

App to rediscover the Florentine neighbourhood

The path consists of artwork such as the colourful Nelson Mandela Mural, the monkey statue in piazza Tanucci,

February 18, 2021

Santa Maria Novella lunettes restored

Financed by Veneto-based Rigoni di Asiago food company

The upgrade is part of the Florence I Care project.

February 18, 2021

Frescoes discovered in Casa Martelli

Early 19th-century murals unearthed during renovation

These rooms might have been painted for the 1809 marriage of Niccolò Martelli (1778-1853) and Caterina de’ Ricci.

February 16, 2021

Clet’s “Common Man” returns to Ponte alle Grazie

A sign of hope

On this occasion, the via San Niccolò-based artist decided to return the sculpture to the bridge as

February 15, 2021

Regenerating Rifredi

App to rediscover the Florentine neighbourhood

The path consists of artwork such as the colourful Nelson Mandela Mural, the monkey statue in piazza Tanucci,

February 12, 2021

HIGHLIGHTS

Frescoes discovered in Casa Martelli

Early 19th-century murals unearthed during renovation

Clet’s “Common Man” returns to Ponte alle Grazie

A sign of hope

Regenerating Rifredi

App to rediscover the Florentine neighbourhood

Covid-19: Tuscany returns to “orange zone” measures

Restrictions apply from midnight on Sunday, February 14

VIDEO

Echoes and agreements in art history and popular culture | TF Together

Razzismo Brutta Storia and teaching Anti-racism in Italy | TF Together

Restoration Conversations: Accademia delle Arti del Disegno

Hershey Felder’s Before Fiddler at Florence Synagogue

Andrea Bocelli Foundation | TF Together

Love in a Tuscan Kitchen | TF Together

Florence Baptistery restoration: video

How to make a festive cheeseboard | TF Together

LIFESTYLE

The Buffalo Soldiers

The liberation of Tuscany in WWII

Your questions answered: UK Nationals in Italy

Updated information from the British Embassy in Rome

A Santo Spirito lunch with Andre Thomas Halyard

Meet artist and musician Dre Love

At the Questura: obtaining a biometric residence document for UK nationals

Life in Italy after Brexit

Leisurewear meets fashion at Barberino Designer Outlet

Add energy to your routine with an updated casualwear wardrobe

At Home gift guide: creature comforts from Tuscany

Help local businesses from across the miles

Welcoming words with Reverend Richard Easterling

Meet the new priest-in-charge of St. James Episcopal Church

FOOD + WINE

Where to drink quality craft coffee in Florence

The best coffeehouses in the city

Coffee and coloniality: what’s in a cup?

Reflections of a Florentine barista

Vermouth from Tuscany

Regional wine and brilliant botanicals: quality vermouth has come to the forefront

Editor’s picks: Food heroes

Meet the people who nourish us, belly and soul

Where to Eat and Drink for Valentine’s Day in Florence

Our pick of Valentine’s takeaways and deliveries

Andrea Perini’s “raw passion”

Chef of Al 588

Bistecca alla Fiorentina safeguarded

Food news from Tuscany

CULTURE

Santa Maria Novella lunettes restored

Financed by Veneto-based Rigoni di Asiago food company

Black stories on the bookshelf

Italy’s Feltrinelli chain celebrates Black History Month

When music transcends language: Coriandoli Elettronici

Mark DiFlorio and David Iozzi

Breaking the silence: Postcolonial Italy

A self-guided tour uncovering Florence's colonial past

The Black Body

Reflections by Angelica Pesarini

The new Alinari Foundation

New home and activities for historic photography collection

Travel

Via degli Dei: hiking between Bologna and Florence

130 kilometres and five days of nature and authenticity

Hills of healing and kindness: Valdelsa Empolese

A healing experience in Tuscany

Truffle hunting in Tuscany

San Miniato + the Mugello

Never-ending renaissance along the Etruscan Coast

Costa degli Etruschi

A summer staycation in Florence

The best holidays don’t need to be far away

Finding Machiavelli in Sant’Andrea in Percussina

Machiavelli’s hell is a small paradise

Balena Baths in Viareggio

An Art Deco stroll