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    Palazzo Medici Riccardi underworld now open to the public

        Visitors may be flocking to Palazzo Medici Riccardi for the exhibition Picasso: The Other Half of the Sky, which presents Edward Quinn’s photographs of the artist; but another ...

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    Picasso: The other half of the sky

        One of the greatest artists of the 20th century and his complex relationship with women is explored through shots by one of the most successful 20th-century photographers. Organized ...

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    Maggio Musicale Fiorentino announces festival programme

    On November 18, Alexander Pereira, director of the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, announced the opera house’s 83rd festival, which in three months between April 23 and July 23, 2020 ...

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    Cosimo and Caterina

      2019 marks five centuries since the birth of two major figures in Florence’s history, Cosimo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Caterina de’ Medici, Queen of France. In honour ...

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    Themed tours of the Pratolino Medici park

      The Pratolino Medici Park is offering free themed tours throughout September, inviting visitors to discover the history, art and nature of the UNESCO World Heritage site. The former Medici ...

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    Tourism numbers down

    The Città Metropolitana di Firenze has released its tourism findings for the first three months of 2019, revealing a surprising drop—albeit slight—in the number of overnight visitors to the wider ...

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    2,000 years of history at Palazzo Medici Riccardi

    The Museum of Palazzo Medici Riccardi has expanded its site in the light of excavations in the age-old subterranean. Promoted by the Città Metropolitana di Firenze, the dig resulted in ...

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    Walk the way of the gods this May

    Threading its way through the Apennine mountains, the Via degli Dei is a 130-kilometre-long hiking route between Florence and Bologna.   The path’s name, which translates as the Way of ...

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    Pratolino Medici park reopens on April 5

    A 25-minute drive due north of Florence along via Fiorentina, the Pratolino Medici park reopens on April 5 for the summer season.

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    The “tram revolution” continues, stronger than ever

    Since inaugurating the expansion of Line 1 on July 16, 2018, the City of Florence has been on path towards the total modernization of its tram network, opening Line 2 ...

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