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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 ...
No longer the stronghold of tourists, locals rediscovered their city by bike or on foot as if Florence were a country town.
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 ...
Families, cyclists and business owners make a brave start to living with Covid-19 in Florence, Italy
Citizens return to Florence's time-worn streets, responsibly observing social distancing and wearing face protection, following the April 29 dispensation from the regional government of Tuscany permitting walking and cycling.
The dispensation applies to persons exercising individually, parents with their children, carers accompanying persons who are not self-sufficient and persons who reside under the same roof.
All manufacturing, construction and wholesale will resume on May 4, while retail stores, museums, exhibitions and libraries are scheduled to reopen on May 18.
The Fondazione CR Firenze has launched 'Con l'@rte - Una finestra sulla cultura': a library of online resources from the cultural organizations it supports.
Leading Florence artisans join forces to raise funds for Careggi Hospital through an online charity auction
Following their social media response to Covid-19, the Uffizi has today launched a full-immersion tour of the gallery's most famous artworks.
I’ll go back to Wednesday, March 4. I was administering Cambridge exams in the small, beautiful Tuscan medieval towns of Monteriggioni and Colle di Val D’Elsa. Halfway through the first ...
Everyone’s masked, standing more than two metres apart and patiently waiting their turn, but more than that there's a glimmer as lights are now back on in shops that have been closed for over five weeks.
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 ...
On April 14, early signs of hope of a new normality emerged as Florence’s bookshops began reopening their doors. The move comes as the Italian government decided to slacken ever ...
Healing not Broken, a special issue of The Florentine, features articles by our international community, plus ideas for the future from Tuscany’s leaders, interspersed with iconic photography of Florence.
In this special edition of The Florentine, we witness an outpouring of a renewed humanism in Florence through articles, poems and short stories scribed by our international community, plus ...
Candle lighting will replace the traditional exploding of the cart this Easter Sunday in Florence and the Uffizi is keeping us fed with art over the weekend.
On March 31, at noon, Mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, lowered the flags at the Palazzo Vecchio to half mast. The mayor stood alone in piazza della Signoria as the ...
How can we help the elderly, immunosuppressed and those with chronic diseases, especially if alone, at this time? A phone call is always appreciated and helps people feel less alone.
The Italian wine industry is one of many to feel the impact of the coronavirus crisis: exports to China, which accounted for 100 million euro last year, were down early ...
For the moment, we settle into a different exile, the one that really matters, and that is our personal severance from all society.
The Istituto degli Innocenti has launched two social media campaigns aimed at entertaining children during these days of lockdown and apprising them of the gravity of the Coronavirus.
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino opera house has launched a streaming service to bring its music to people in their homes.
