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Deciding to embrace expat life in Florence means constantly saying ‘yes’— to new places, new people, and new experiences of all stripes. But enjoying the active social life, cultural opportunities ...
Everyone loves a stroll along via Tornabuoni as the Christmas lights are turned on and the decadent decorations adorn the wide avenue of style and distinction. Stop by the ...
Director of The Florentine Marco Badiani speaks great English, but, when it comes to idiomatic phrases, his choice is to be the king of the ‘detto non detto,’ offering creative ...
Design, crafts and more original gifts are popping up in Florence and the city’s environs this holiday season. Source is an annual exhibition and workshop series that focuses on ...
Shaving just got hip with the opening of Blues Barber in Florence’s ‘East End’. Thanks to their stylish success to date, the expert young barbers have moved from their ...
DANCE/Sleeping Beauty January 5, 2016, 8.45pm Teatro della Pergola, via della Pergola 24, Florence Kick off the new year with a classic fairytale: see Sleeping Beauty performed by ...
Giancarlo, the affable man with whom I team teach, recently took off for Japan on what he described as a ‘mother-in-law mission’. ‘Japanese women like Italian men,’ he said ...
Subject to change. For up-to-date details and show times, see the Odeon's website. ODEON Cinema piazza Strozzi 2, tel. 055/295051 odeonfirenze.com December 14–15 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 2 **** Nothing can prepare you for the end. Except Lionsgate’s pre-publicity for
Dear readers, It’s that time of the year when Florence gets all dolled up in her elegant lights, when we fret about meeting the last international delivery date and our mouths dribble at the thought of tortellini in salty brodo. December is also when The Florentine extends its
Still-green fields, ripe persimmons hanging off bare branches, avenues of leafless trees with gnarly bark, crisp scents detectable in the cold, white and yellow bulbs poking through woodlands: this is winter in Tuscany. Tuscany is home to many magnificent gardens, and winter is a wonderful time to visit them.
Once a set, the 20 Medici tapestries currently on display at the Palazzo Vecchio have been apart for nearly 150 years. Now a group of citizens and government officials is seeking to make Florence their permanent home once the exhibition closes on February 15, 2016. ph. Andrea Paoletti The
A box holding ‘digital mementos’ is the winner of the make-a-thon ‘Make/Florence,’ a four-day contest to invent a new souvenir for Florence. The Pico Box holds not only physical souvenirs collected in Florence but digital ones, too. A quick-response code
Florentine hotel chain Starhotels has donated in excess of one million euro to restore piazzale Michelangelo to its former glory. The decision comes from the hospitality firm to celebrate its 35th year of business and as part of the Art Bonus project, whereby Italian companies receive a tax break
Two months ago, a film team from 30 different countries came to Florence. This wasn’t a United Nations effort; it was the work of Bright Blue Gorilla. BBG is Robyn ...
ph. Ginger Johnston Held, 2015 American artist living in Florence Keri Rosebraugh and French artist Phillippe Nodluaner have created a giant ankh symbol out of 200 baguettes to show solidarity and support of Paris after the terror attacks on November 13, 2015. Originally scheduled to
On November 25, a new 20-euro banknote will enter circulation. With many fake 20-euro banknotes on the market, the European Central Bank is issuing a new model bearing enhanced security features. The 20 is part of the “Europa series” designs that already include 5- and
On November 27 in piazza Ognissanti, Florence will welcome a fairytale Indian wedding. One hundred thousand euro for the use of public land, 20,000 in tourist taxes and another 58,000 for the restoration of the fountain in piazza Santa Croce, with an estimated return of 6
The glass-plated sixth-floor restaurant of the Westin Excelsior affords breath-taking views of Florence as far as the horizon. Now it boasts a chef as far-sighted and compelling as the vistas. ...
The BTO 2015 (Buy Tourism Online) will be hosting its 8th consecutive edition at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence on December 2 and 3. This year's edition will see more than 140 events unfold in the VISIONI Hall, including keynote speeches, debates, interviews and research, and
In 1600, three million pilgrims descended on Rome for the Jubilee proclaimed by Pope Clement VIII. Among them were the members of the Compagnia di Santa Caterina in Fontebranda (Society of Saint Catherine in Fontebranda), who had set off for the holy city on the famous Via Francigena. This December
This was Pope Francis’s first visit to Florence, on occasion of the Italian episcopal conference.
Many people come to Arezzo to witness the beauty of Piero della Francesca’s frescoes or to see the birthplace of poet Petrarch or Vasari, the Medici architect. Some people ...
Images from the Archivio Fondazione Michelucci Marking the 80th anniversary of its opening, Santa Maria Novella train station recently installed a permanent exhibit of archival photographs, mounted on old train schedules. Titled ‘Santa Maria Novella: 80 Years as the Gateway to the City,’ the exhibit was curated
