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With a background in literature, film, and classical civilisation, Jane moved from Ireland to Sicily for what was intended to be a brief stint teaching English, travel writing, and learning Italian. The love affair with Italy was unbreakable and led to making a permanent home in Florence. Always journalistically inclined, she writes about culture and community in Florence.
International mums can now co-work while making sure their children are kept safe and entertained.
The Florence Book Club promises good reads, interesting conversation and new friendships.
Find out about the charitable endeavours of La Compagnia di Babbo Natale, a foundation helping those in need.
The American International League of Florence hosts their annual charity Christmas market on December 7 and 8.
Banksyphiles will gravitate towards this unforgettable show.
President of FILE, Livia Sanminiatelli Branca, gives insight into the charity and fundraising event.
Director and co-founder Silvia Lucchesi shares more about the thought-provoking screenings.
The Tee-Pee vintage shop in Florence is packed with vintage clothing and with personality.
The Gli Amici di Aurora (GADA) Playhouse in Florence is a creative hub for contemporary arts.
An interview with Biba Giacchetti about the Elliott Erwitt exhibition at Villa Bardini this October.
Three conversations with women in Tuscany about their cultural endeavours.
The Pietrasanta-based artist discusses the significance of the works on display in Florence and his view on contemporary art’s role in society.
Women in Balance 1955/1965 at the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum starts with a display dedicated to Wanda Miletti Ferragamo (1921-2018) and leads into social history in the 1950s and 60s.
Colour, water and light focused works dialogue with the Renaissance palazzo.
As chiuso per ferie (closed for holidays) signs pop up all over, we take you through ideas for an estate in style.
Distressed ecclesiastical relics are transformed by natural specimens into sculptural works.
Nancy Bailey gives The Florentine an insight into the humanitarian response to refugees in Florence and wider Europe.
The disused WW2 air raid shelter in San Niccolò has recently been repurposed as a digital art exhibition space, Rifugio Digitale.
The recently launched museum orients around its giant centerpiece, a 280-square metre-railway model that’s one of the largest in Europe.
Cosimo De Vita calls himself "the artiginer", a portmanteau word for artisan meets designer, as we meet him in his via de' Bardi show space.
Here are a few tips and tricks for a more sustainable tech life when it comes to web and electronic device usage.
Discover the newly opened Alice & Co. independent bookstore and storytelling school mere footsteps from the Duomo.
Where to make the most of nature in the city and surroundings.
Miriam Hurley and Lexie Cimko created the Speakeasy Multilingual get-togethers in Florence in 2014.
