“Cambiamenti: Il futuro delle imprese è presente”, organized by CNA Toscana, is an afternoon of talks (in Italian) by top professionals on Italy’s business scene.
Give the promise of Florence this Valentine’s Day. Help local businesses from across the miles by selecting a specialty gift. Here’s The Florentine’s pick of the crop for the Tuscany lovers in your life. Many ship internationally and have English-friendly online shops. For the diehard chocoholic Indulge in […]
Recent restrictions may leave you feeling limited, given the closure of museums and exhibitions on top of theatres and cinemas, but Florence never fails to provide culture and entertainment when we need it most. Here’s our pick for November. THEATRE/ Hershey Felder: A Paris Love Story November 22, 2020 at 5pm Pacific / […]
Spending 10 days in Cortona earlier in the year slowed my pulse, captured my heart, opened my senses and perhaps increased my waistline, although hikes up and down hilly cobblestone streets worked off some of the pasta calories. Located at the eastern edge of Tuscany, bordering Umbria and beautiful Lake Trasimeno, […]
PHOTOGRAPHY/ Dante 700 – Massimo Sestini October 29-January 6 Renowned photoreporter Massimo Sestini contributes to the year-long celebrations across Tuscany in 2021 marking the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death. Sestini’s distinct style rivetingly captures places associated with the Supreme Poet, from Florence to Ravenna, passing through Monte Falterona—the source of the […]
The historic Florentine workshop, Il Bronzetto, specializes in the manual processing of brass and bronze. For two generations, the Bronzetto craftsmen have continued their talent for beauty and the art of chiseling and decorating metals to create precious and unique objects, particularly lighting. The story of Il Bronzetto’s activity is revealed through the […]
IED Firenze has its home in a contemporary building at the very centre of Florence’s Renaissance architecture, just behind Brunelleschi’s dome. In such an incomparable place, those who wish to learn from the past and help shape the future can benefit from the mix of tradition and innovation – the key element of the educational […]
High in the hills overlooking Florence, Fiesole takes on mystical appeal to those living in the city. A degree cooler, lush and verdant, the sleepy Etruscan town and its surrounding countryside have lured people away from the grandeur of Florence for centuries. Dante made many a pilgrimage to Fiesole; Gertrude Stein spent summers here; and […]
From October 8-11, the 10th Internet Festival will take place in Pisa with four days of physical events, and three months – continuing until December – of online streaming initiatives. Asking the question of how the internet has changed at the time of Covid-19 and how Covid-19 changed the internet, the event that has been investigating […]
