English News Magazine in Florence

June 22, 2021

What’s on for Festa di San Giovanni, 2021

Celebrations around June 24 for the patron saint of Florence

While the usual fireworks display will not be taking place this year, as in 2020, there are still plenty

Editorial Staff

June 14, 2021

Fra Angelico’s Bosco ai Frati altarpiece restored

Funded by Friends of Florence

The magnificent work by the Dominican painter and friar measures 175 by 175 cm and was painted around 1450 on the

June 9, 2021

How to get a Covid-19 vaccine in Florence and Tuscany

At a hub, the pharmacy or on your company premises

June 15, 2021

Monkey Fountain at Boboli Gardens works completed

After over 30 years, the fountain spouts water once again

The centre of the fountain is pietra serena and white marble, with three bronze monkeys created by the

June 14, 2021

SACI College of Art and Design to close its doors in Florence

On June 10, the school announced its closure

Founded by the highly esteemed painter Jules Maidoff in 1975, the Fulbright scholar had come to Florence to paint

June 10, 2021

Your Thursday Forecast: best events in Florence

Our top picks for June 10-17, 2021

June 9, 2021

How to get a Covid-19 vaccine in Florence and Tuscany

At a hub, the pharmacy or on your company premises

June 9, 2021

HIGHLIGHTS

SACI College of Art and Design to close its doors in Florence

On June 10, the school announced its closure

Your Thursday Forecast: best events in Florence

Our top picks for June 10-17, 2021

How to get a Covid-19 vaccine in Florence and Tuscany

At a hub, the pharmacy or on your company premises

New Sacristy restoration completed at the Medici Chapels

Bio-cleaning methods used for the first time

VIDEO

Dante: Honorable and Ancient Citizen of Florence exhibition at the Bargello

Dream of Italy – Kathy McCabe | TF Together

Restoration conversations: Women Artists and the Abstract Revolution

Accademia della Crusca and the Italian language | TF Together

Dantedì with Professor Joseph Luzzi | TF Together

Dante’s Divine Light | TF Together

Look, Then Pass On: #700Dante​ March issue of The Florentine

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

LIFESTYLE

Summer looks: Florence’s independent fashion designers

Revive your wardrobe

ArciGay Firenze opens new headquarters

LGBTQI+ community gains new space in Florence's Novoli neighbourhood

Best events in Florence this June, 2021

Our top picks for the month of June

Live music returns to Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Destination Florence takes you through the unmissable upcoming performances

How to live and work in Italy as a foreign business owner with the Italia Startup Visa

Your Thursday Forecast: best events in Florence

Our top picks for May 20-27

Places to picnic

The best spots in Florence for outdoor eating

FOOD + WINE

Osteria Torre a Cona: Tuscan cooking with a daring twist

The epitome of contemporary Tuscan cooking in 2021

TYPIQO: quality bites

Groceries to your door

A (very early) morning at Pasticceria Buonamici

Cornetti, cremini + bomboloni at the historic Oltrarno bakery

Tastes like spring: Pasticceria Gualtieri’s Iris Cake

A sweet slice of Florence

Combatting food waste in Florence

Save money on food while helping save the planet

Mary Ann Esposito: a knight of regional Italian food

Host of America’s longest-running television cooking program, Ciao Italia

Motivated by Tuscan food: Cucina Tipica + Cucina Romana

A celebration of Tuscan gastronomy

CULTURE

What’s on for Festa di San Giovanni, 2021

Celebrations around June 24 for the patron saint of Florence

Fra Angelico’s Bosco ai Frati altarpiece restored

Funded by Friends of Florence

Backstage at Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

A year-long May of music

Ireland meets Italy: Willos’ folk music

Irish-Italian folk band based in Siena

Fanfara Station: music all over the map

Think brass band, electronics, and North African vocals and percussion

ISF students become Palazzo Strozzi guides for the night

Real life art world experiences

Travel

Elba: island of adventure, relaxation and self-imposed exile

A weekend break on Tuscany's best-known island

Covid-19: Italy reopens for international tourism

Restrictions eased as vaccine effort accelerates

Escape to nature in Tuscany: Borgo Santo Pietro

Reopening on May 14

If Dante were here now: a self-guided tour of Florence

From the Baptistery to San Miniato al Monte

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

Look, Then Pass On: #700Dante March issue of The Florentine