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Born for the upward flight – 700 Dante: Editor’s Letter

March 2021 Issue of The Florentine: out on March 4

Helen Farrell

Picturing community from afar: Lithuanians in Tuscany

Lithuanian community in Tuscany celebrates four years

Alexandra Korey

Santa Maria Novella lunettes restored

Financed by Veneto-based Rigoni di Asiago food company

The upgrade is part of the Florence I Care project.

Editorial Staff

African policy experts to develop global leadership skills in Florence

Fully-funded training programme at the European University Institute

African experts will build their skills on policy issues of global importance.

Editorial Staff

Frescoes discovered in Casa Martelli

Early 19th-century murals unearthed during renovation

These rooms might have been painted for the 1809 marriage of Niccolò Martelli (1778-1853) and Caterina

Editorial Staff

Clet’s “Common Man” returns to Ponte alle Grazie

A sign of hope

On this occasion, the via San Niccolò-based artist decided to return the sculpture to

Editorial Staff

Regenerating Rifredi

App to rediscover the Florentine neighbourhood

The path consists of artwork such as the colourful Nelson Mandela Mural, the monkey statue

Editorial Staff

Covid-19: Tuscany returns to “orange zone” measures

Restrictions apply from midnight on Sunday, February 14

Editorial Staff

Bronzino and the Supreme Poet: allegorical portrait of Dante in Palazzo Vecchio

On display from February 12 until May 31 in the Salone dei Cinquecento

Giorgio Vasari indicates that the oil on canvas dates to 1532-33 and was commissioned alongside

Editorial Staff

Filming of “My Brilliant Friend” in Florence

Third instalment of Elena Ferrante's series to be filmed until February 20

The new episodes of the series continue to focus on the friendship of Elena Greco (

Editorial Staff

Invest in Tuscany: celebrating 10 years of foreign investment

16 multinationals share experiences in an e-book

Retail represents 28% of the FDI made between 2016 and 2020, followed by hospitality (16%) and manufacturing (15%)

Helen Farrell

Restoration Conversations: The world’s oldest drawing academy, Accademia delle Arti del Disegno

An interview with AADFI president Cristina Acidini, livestreamed on February 5

A unique opportunity to (virtually) visit where art training began - the world over -

Editorial Staff

International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021: events and initiatives

Florence remembers its 300 Auschwitz deportees

Editorial Staff

Sant’Ambrogio market makeover announced

A respectful modernization

The renovation is slated to take 14 months, with work beginning in the autumn.

Editorial Staff

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