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News from Florence, Italy, focusing on art and culture, food and wine, and more.

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Villa La Quiete garden opens to the public for the first time

The last Medici garden, created by Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, is finally open for visits for the first time in its 300-year history.

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Andrea Roggi’s Humanitas in San Lorenzo

The Tuscan-born sculptor returns to Florence's public spaces with works that celebrate peace, harmony and nature.

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Pope Leo XIV, a friend to the Augustinian friars of Santo Spirito

Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost is the first Augustinian Pope, an order with deep ties to the Florentine Basilica.

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Uffizi crane to be removed in June

The blight on the cityscape has been there since 2006 and will now be removed thanks to financing by Florentine business owners.

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Shielding against speculation in Santo Spirito

Locals have been demonstrating against plans to turn the historical Ferrucci barracks into an elite nursing home.

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Florence passes a new bylaw for short-term tourism rentals

The rules will apply to anyone who begins a rental business from 2025 onwards.

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Responsible tourism campaign focuses on Florence’s shops and artisan businesses

Dante Alighieri will guide tourists to buy quality local products.

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Galileo Museum celebrates centenary

A varied programme of events has been curated to celebrate the centenary.

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Italy to vote on citizenship changes

On June 8 and 9, Italians will go to the polls to decide the requirements regarding Italian citizenship.

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The new rules on Italian citizenship by descent and its implications

Under the new provisions, only individuals who have at least one parent or grandparent born in Italy are eligible to be recognized as Italian citizens.

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Anna Banti + Artemisia Gentileschi

Exploring the places linking the successful woman artist and a writer who devoted a novel to her.

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The Return of Quality: Travel Agencies as Key Players in the Future of Tourism

The new partnership between Fiavet and Ryanair and the return of the travel agency.

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Honouring Pope Francis in Florence

A mass was held by the Archbishop of Florence at the Basilica of Santissima Annunziata.

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Donatello Hall in the Bargello museum reopened

The hall dedicated to the Renaissance master in Italy's first national museum is once again open to the public, following a year-long restoration effort.

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The Hoxton opens in Florence

The open-house style accommodation features a vast alfresco courtyard, a laidback Mediterranean bistro and natural wine bar.

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Hands Off! demonstrations in Florence

A demonstration will take place in support of democracy on Saturday, April 19.

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AILO Donation Day 2025

Nine charities receive financial support from the American International League of Florence.

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A new European centre for cultural heritage science is established in Florence

E-RIHS ERIC is located in the regenerated spaces of Manifattura Tabacchi.

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Tuscany’s first Spanish magazine launches

The printed edition of El Duomo will be published as a supplement to The Florentine in April 2025.

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Ways to help Tuscany after the floods

Find out how to volunteer in the clean-up effort.

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Red Code weather alert in Florence

Highest weather warning for March 14+15.

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Michelangelo’s 550th birthday

Galleria dell’Accademia celebrates the artist and his oeuvre with a calendar of events throughout the year.

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Florence clamps down on short-term tourist rentals

The city's police are forcibly removing lockboxes and issuing fines to owners of properties found to be non-compliant.

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