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When a workman accidentally stepped in the wrong place at the wrong time, a chunk of sixteenth-century fresco fell to the floor and on top of a statue beneath it. The 30-centimetre piece of fresco, part of a section of ceiling in the long main corridor within
First, we celebrate romantic love. After the recent legalisation of same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom and France, we believe that it is a fine time to stress that love is love, regardless of race, sex, religion, age or-as illuminated by our exposé on Italian-expat relationships-
I took a foreign friend to a local trattoria on my side of the river, diladdarno, to sample a favourite local dish, fritto misto alla fiorentina. When he heard my order, he wondered why on earth anyone would want to deep-fry a beautiful fiorentina steak and, even more perplexing,
While the annual Carnival festivities originally marked the start of Lent and a period of abstinence from meat, nowadays it is much more than a ‘ciao for now' to protein-rich foods. In Tuscany, the festival has become synonymous with colourful street parties, Bacchanalian excess and unbridled fun. Indeed,
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
Florence's Il Bisonte Gallery's viewable collection of lithographs boasts several top names in twentieth-century art. Visitors to the gallery are welcome to stop into its pleasant, wood-floored room, with its walls lined with racks of signed, poster-sized lithographs. Among the artists featured are Italian Pop
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
If you are seeking poetic inspiration, try following the footsteps of the nineteenth-century poets who found it at Dante's stone, the Sasso di Dante. A translation of the Divine Comedy published in England in 1814 popularised Dante in British society, and ‘Dante's Stone'
*updated May 5, 2014 Housing sculpture and liturgical items no longer in use in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and its related buildings, the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo ...
The bankruptcy of the dairy products multinational corporation Parmalat in December 2003, sent shock waves throughout global financial markets. In what was to prove the biggest corporate fraud so far in European history, Parmalat finished up in a black hole of 14 billion euro of debt, eight times more than
Although there are many who dream of dropping everything and living through their art, few actually take the plunge. Dejan Bogdanovic, however, is the embodiment of that Florentine dream. Arriving in Florence from the former Yugoslavia on a SACI scholarship more than 20 years ago, he still hasn't left
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
LES MISÉRABLES Odeon: February 1 to 3 and 6 to 10 A stirring, ambitious but cinematically uneven adaptation of the world's favourite stage musical from the director of The King's Speech. Set in early nineteenth-century France, Victor Hugo's Les Misérables is
The Fed Cup's second-ranked nation, Italy will play longtime Fed Cup rivals, Team USA, in the first round of international tennis' World Group for the 15th straight year. Played on an 800-square-metre indoor clay court, the much-anticipated round will be held on February 9 (3pm)
Italy's exchange students abroad are angry. They have recently found out that their right to vote in the upcoming national elections, on February 24 and 25, will be waived due to a legislative loophole. It is estimated that some 25,000 Italian students currently live and study outside
As one of Rome's most famous monuments, the Colosseum, undergoes its first comprehensive restoration in 73 years, restorers have discovered a series of never-before-seen frescoes and wall writings inside the amphitheater of Flavio. ‘This is a beautiful archeological surprise,' said Mariarosaria Barbera, Rome's superintendent
The world's oldest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), risked closing its doors last week as news of its involvement in a derivatives scandal broke. According to officials now investigating the bank's recent dealings, MPS allegedly lost 720 million euro in two derivatives deals with Japanese
As part of the Sui Bagni d'Inverno initiative, residents and visitors to Livorno will have free access to the central promenade as well as to the beaches in the coastal Tuscan town, thanks to a selection of seaside establishments that will open alternately through the winter months. The
Closed for 20 year for restoration, one of Prato's most important museums, the Museum of Palazzo Pretorio, will reopen to the public. Built between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, Palazzo Pretorio and its revamped museum promise to become one of the city's most important artistic and cultural hubs. &
