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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.
MUSIC/ Stefano Noferini #LIVEFORFLORENCE at The Student Hotel 10pm, June 11 Electronic music turns to active solidarity with a live-streamed DJ set from The Student Hotel in ...
Our summer holidays may have required a rethink and while seeking things to do closer to home, it doesn’t take long to come up with an exciting alternative: geocaching, an ...
REOPENINGS/ Museums + more Breathe in the fresh air of a new start and breathe out a sigh of relief. Many of Florence’s museums open their doors again this ...
For those with younger members of the family around, an undeniable struggle throughout this lockdown has been entertaining children who normally enjoy the stimulation of a packed school day. Thankfully, ...
FLORAL/ Giardino dell’Iris The wonderful pleasure of strolling Florence’s Iris Garden returns! Open from 10am to 6pm, head to Viale Michelangelo to embark upon a safely designed ...
CULTURE/ International Lyceum Club of Florence Tune in for “Culture Pills” with the Lyceum Club’s virtual programme. The month of May will be filled with artistic, musical, literary, ...
CULTURE/ Manifattura Tabacchi Living Room series Manifattura Tabacchi have released a new digital programme centered on culture and contemporary art online. Titled ‘Living Room’, the series focuses ...
ART/ Art history encounters with Elaine Ruffolo: An Evening with Michelangelo 8pm, April 26 A series of talk focusing on Italian Renaissance art continues following the success ...
One of the silver linings of the lockdown experience is witnessing the amount of charitable energy people have displayed. A number of initiatives are being rapidly implemented to ensure that ...
EASTER / Candle lighting in piazza Duomo April 12 The traditional exploding of the cart won’t be taking place on Easter Sunday this year in Florence, for obvious reasons. Instead, ...
CHARITY/ The British Institute of Florence’s Virtual Cultural Event 6pm, April 1 Director of The British Institute of Florence, Simon Gammell, hosts a talk entitled ‘Portraits and ...
I get up at 4am—uncharacteristically, I can assure you—and make a strong cup of coffee. Sitting on the still-dark balcony, I wait for the sun to rise, breathing in air ...
How do we deal with fear, solitude and the host of emotions we’re all going through at this exceptional time? The Florentine‘s Jane Farrell speaks with Florentine psychotherapist Dr Paolo ...
LITERATURE/ Dante Day March 25 This March 25 marks the first annual celebration of Dantedì, when Italy will celebrate Dante Alighieri. Organized prior to the Covid-19 emergency, ...
FESTIVAL/ St Patrick’s Day 6pm, March 17 A recently launched Facebook and WhatsApp group called Irish in Italy hosts an online toast to St Patrick’s Day March ...
The streets may be quiet, but people are still finding ways to unite in solidarity and get through quarantine with high spirits. Placehold Open Mic Night Florence ...
Florence is semi-deserted. Closed museums, empty shops and directives to restrict our movements leave us wondering what we should do. From art and writing contests to a best balcony competition, ...
**DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS CHANGES TO THE BELOW EVENTS ARE PROBABLE, PLEASE CLICK LINKS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION DONNE/ International Women’s Day themed tours at Palazzo Vecchio March 8 ...
With March 8 a day dedicated to celebrating women, we herald the arrival of a new all-female artisans’ collective in Florence: FAF, an acronym for Female Artisans in Florence. ...
MUSIC/ Peterson – Lavine. Come as you are: Kurt Cobain and the Grunge Revolution March 7-June 14 Relive your grunge days (or discover them for the first time) ...
Florence Dance For Kids – A Thon 3-7pm, February 22 An afternoon of dancing, music, games and colours organised by ISI Florence, Comune di Firenze and Milano 25 ...
With deep Florentine roots yet an international outlook, the Fiumi family are symbols of success with a charisma and dedication that is awe-inspiring. The Florence-born siblings all left for pastures ...
HISTORY/Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici February 18 and 22 On the occasion of the anniversary of the death of Anna Maria Luisa (1677-1743), the last of the ...
VINTAGE/ Wine Previews February 16+18 Cheers to wine season! Connoisseurs and the curious come to the Consorzio Vino Chianti’s splashy showcase, Chianti Lovers (www.consorziovinochianti.it) on February 16 ...
