Covid19

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ART + CULTURE

What to watch on Netflix + Amazon Prime during lockdown

I am doing quarantine alone at home. It’s not that bad actually. I have a busy schedule of video calls with friends and relatives, I’ve cleaned every square inch of ...

COMMUNITY

Retreat into your home, not into yourself

I was at a birthday party when the news came through. Italy was under lockdown. It was 11pm or so. Buoyed by other people’s wine and other people’s cigarette fumes—I ...

VIDEO

La Mia Italia: a film by Marco Stobbia

  “We will win this war. We will not give up. We will rise again, as we have always done.”   La Mia Italia is a film by Marco Stobbia, ...

THINGS TO DO

Best online events March 17-24, 2020

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 ...

COMMUNITY

TF Together: online community events

The outpouring of creativity over the last tumultuous year has been truly inspiring. The number of online events, exercise routines and virtual meet-ups is mind-boggling. For English speakers in Italy, however, ...

NEWS

The best and the worst

Like a bolt out of the blue, it became deadly serious. It was as if a war had been declared and every day the frontline shifted.

COMMUNITY

No more chances after today

It takes me a while to realise I miss the car horns. Traffic still flies by, the emptier roads mean Italians take pleasure in speeding along, but what’s missing is ...

THINGS TO DO

Community events from a distance

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   ...

NEWS

Coronavirus: empty Florence in photos

These haunting photographs of the changed face of Florence were taken by photographer Francesco Spighi from March 10 to 12.

NEWS

Florence parks closed

The City of Florence has decided to close all gated parks and public gardens, while intensifying checks on other green spaces.

NEWS

How to help Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic

How you can help Italy during this time of unprecedented need

ART + CULTURE

In Touch at Palazzo Strozzi

An evolution of the gallery's blog to explore themes and keep in touch during coronavirus

NEWS

An instant way to visit the Uffizi during quarantine

How the Uffizi is bringing art into the homes of everyone in quarantine

FOOD + WINE

Restaurants react to the Coronavirus crisis

“Eccoli,” declared my father-in-law as he extended a tray of just-fried frittelle before disappearing back inside the San Jacopino 1970s apartment block. Yesterday wasn’t the usual raucous Sunday family lunch ...

NEWS

Coronavirus: the impact on study abroad in Florence

This past week, the study abroad experience of most American college students in Florence came to an abrupt end as, with tearful hugs for their homestay moms and waving arrivederci ...

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