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Yes, the point of the study abroad experience is to immerse yourself in another culture. But for some American students and expats in Florence, keeping up to date with American ...
Looking for the multi-ethnic heart of Florence? Want to see the city from a different point of view? Walk Florence with guides from the Ukraine, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nigeria, Somalia, Brazil and Russia. On these guided walks hosted by Firenze Migranda, hear about how immigrants from different
How many times have you walked past the sundial outside the Galileo Museum in piazza dei Giudici without giving it a second glance? Merging contemporary art and ancient science, the sundial indicates the time, date and direction. It can even orient stargazers to the night sky. Built in 2007,
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 events in ...
ODEON Cinema piazza Strozzi 2, tel. 055/295051 www.odeonfirenze.com November 23, 9pm FIRE A highlight of the River to River Indian Film Festival and banned in India, Fire is the first film to confront lesbianism in a culture adamantly denying such a love could ever exist. Shabana
Currently on display at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City is Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex on the Flight of Birds, stateside for the first time, as well as one of his most celebrated drawings, Head of a Young Woman, which was a study for the
20,000 boxes packaged to look like cardiac pills called ‘Misericordina,’ but actually containing a rosary and instructions for use in four languages (Italian, English, Polish and Spanish), were distributed at the papal audience on Sunday, November 17. Pope Francis joked that ‘some might think the pope
Foreigners now make up almost 10 percent of Tuscany’s population. As of January 2012, statistics from the Italian institute showed that 351,000 foreign-born people were residing permanently in Tuscany. At 9.5 percent of the region’s total population, this puts Tuscany in fifth
It has been announced that the Dalai Lama will be coming to Tuscany in June 2014. On June 13, he will visit Lama Tzong Khapa, the Buddhist institute in Pomaia, near Pisa before travelling to Livorno to take part in the Modigliani Forum. The various teachings, seminars and conferences
Every year, 74,000 containers travel between Livorno and the East Coast of the United States, 30,000 of which come from New York, making New York Livorno’s principal trading partner, with almost 30 percent of the total annual container traffic to and from the port of Livorno. &
Tuscan ribollita has been awarded a prize by Touring Club Italiano for its pride of place among traditional Tuscan foods. Featured as part of the Vetrina Toscana showcase event organised by the Tuscan Region, the bread-based dish represents Tuscany worldwide. Made from local ingredients—cavolo nero (
A Tuscan city is among the six cities selected by the Italian ministry for cultural heritage and tourism as its candidates for the 2019 European Capital of Culture. Siena, with Cagliari, Lecce, Matera, Perugia-Assisi and Ravenna, will represent Italy in the Europe-wide contest. In all, 21
From November 15 to April 15, all motorists in Tuscany must either have winter tyres on their vehicles or carry a set of snow chains on roads at risk of snowfall or ice formation, as marked by roadsigns. Traffic police will be conducting checks throughout the season at motorway exits
Photo by Lauren Burge November 8 marked the 70th anniversary of the deportation of more than 300 Italian Jews to Auschwitz from Florence’s Santa Maria Novella train station. Only 15 ...
Designers Alessandro Bicci and Stella Salemi, working for AdesignS21, presented their Chair the Wave ‘surf seat’ at the 54th International Boat Show, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A blend of Italian and California styles, the highly sought after ‘surf seat’ is made from curved plywood, finished
