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FOOD + WINE

First Glass: not your average enoteca

First Glass is a newly opened shop in Florence that is revolutionizing the traditional enoteca.

NEWS

Florence favoured for noted congresses

The Renaissance city has been awarded prestigious conventions.

COMMUNITY

Talking business with Josh Henderson

Businessman Josh Henderson talks about moving to Florence, integrating through chess and his involvement in the Consulate’s Connect US scheme.

FOOD + WINE

Meet Valeriano Antonioli, CEO of Lungarno Collection

David Bach speaks with Valeriano Antonioli, CEO of Lungarno Collection, about hotels, spoon dinners and the hospitality industry.

COMMUNITY

Laura Todirica: the family dentist

Laura speaks to The Florentine about the dental needs of the city’s international community.

NEWS

Life sciences in Tuscany: a brighter future for healthcare

Tuscany is a home to life sciences, which generate 8.8 billion euro in turnover.

NEWS

Palazzo degli Affari reopens

The venue for congresses, conferences, conventions and more inaugurates redeveloped space.

FOOD + WINE

Italian Wine Crypto Bank: a world first built on blockchains and cryptocurrency

The Italian Wine Crypto Bank was established to capitalize on digital wine collecting as NFTs become an ever-growing presence in the investment sector.

NEWS

Swedish company Erqole strengthens investments in Tuscany

Swedish company Erqole is making a major investment in southern Tuscany to turn former fish factory, Cirio, into luxury tourist accommodation with the help of Invest in Tuscany.

NEWS

Real estate in Tuscany: there’s never been a better time to invest

From castles to modern estates, there's never been a better time to invest in real estate in Tuscany thanks to the region's website.

NEWS

DUCO Italy and the thoughts of Florence’s hotel managers

DUCO Italy is a high-end tourism event held annually in Florence, Italy. It promotes the excellence of Italian hospitality to the world’s most important buyers. It’s an invitation-only event featuring ...

COMMUNITY

Connect US: linking American entrepreneurs and Tuscan businesses

The US Consul General, Ragini Gupta, has introduced a scheme to connect Florence’s finest American business minds with the city’s businesses.

VIDEO

Bach Talks Ep.1 with Elia Nichols

Internationally acclaimed financial expert and ten times New York Times bestselling author David Bach interviews Florence-based entrepreneurs who are accomplishing inspiring things in pandemic times in this new video series, ...

NEWS

Saving lives: pharmaceutical companies in Tuscany

Tuscany is taken seriously as a global region of excellence by the world’s top pharmaceutical companies. From the insulin manufactured by Eli Lilly in Sesto Fiorentino to the innovative MRI ...

NEWS

From paper to soda ash: green industrial innovation in Tuscany

Tuscany isn’t a region to rest on its laurels when it comes to sustainability in business. The Florentine visits three multinational investors with sites in Tuscany that are striving for ...

NEWS

The scent of Pitti: interview with Raffaello Napoleone

For Destination Florence Magazine, we speak with Raffaello Napoleone, Chief Executive of Pitti Immagine, about the first Pitti Immagine trade fair to be held in Florence since the pandemic struck.   ...

NEWS

Talking about business in Tuscany with Charlie MacGregor

In this interview with Charlie MacGregor, CEO and founder of The Student Hotel, we find out about the entrepreneur’s perspective when it comes to investing in Tuscany.       ...

COMMUNITY

Talking community with Nirav Tolia

Nirav Tolia is an über-successful entrepreneur who studied at Stanford University before working for Yahoo! and going on to found his own businesses including Epinions and, most notably, Nextdoor. With ...

NEWS

Rinascimento Firenze: 60 million euro for companies in Florence

Intesa Sanpaolo will provide the selected companies with up to 50 million euro in impact loans.

VIDEO

Restart Florence with The Florentine

  We’re here to help your business.   With record figures across our channels, there’s never been a better time to advertise with The Florentine through 30% tax breaks, plus ...

NEWS

Converting to the cause

Modern Italian history teaches us that the country is at its finest when its collective back is to the wall.     When the European Economic Community was created in ...

FOOD + WINE

Resilience in the wine world: Ruffino puts people first

Pontassieve-based American-owned wine company Ruffino has reacted to the Covid-19 emergency by putting people first.   Personal protective equipment was swiftly provided to employees and collaborators, teleworking introduced among office-based staff, and ...

COMMUNITY

On “radical sabbatical” with David Bach

On the Friday before lockdown, I sat down for an hour or so with David Bach, one of America’s bestselling financial authors, who’s currently on a “radical sabbatical” with his ...

NEWS

Work at The Florentine: Deputy Editor wanted

From quality journalism to translations, The Florentine is much more than a magazine. We are scouting for a deputy editor who can bring stability, creativity and enthusiasm to our team.

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