The monument will remain open to visitors, while the construction programme has also been adapted to protect peregrine falcons nesting on the tower.
Giotto’s Bell Tower restoration begins in Florence as 86-metre scaffolding is completed
The monument will remain open to visitors, while the construction programme has also been adapted to protect peregrine falcons nesting on the tower.
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Uffizi, Accademia and other Florence museums free on Sunday
State museums and archaeological sites elsewhere in Tuscany and Italy will also participate on 6 September 2026.
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Giotto’s Bell Tower restoration begins in Florence as 86-metre scaffolding is completed
The monument will remain open to visitors, while the construction programme has also been adapted to protect peregrine falcons nesting on the tower.
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The Price Behind the Price: When the State Shapes the Gas Market
The case of Enilive cutting petrol prices and other companies in Italy following suit.
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Montecristo scorpion mystery traced back 26 million years
Genetic research has reconstructed the unusual evolutionary history of a scorpion found only on the Tuscan island of Montecristo.
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Uffizi, Accademia and other Florence museums free on Sunday
State museums and archaeological sites elsewhere in Tuscany and Italy will also participate on 6 September 2026.
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The Silent Movements of the Middle East
Florence’s Middle East Now festival returns from 6 to 11 October with 33 films and documentaries exploring migration, conflict and personal and collective change.
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Autumn Festival Brings 226 Events Across Florence
Concerts, theatre, contemporary dance and performances will spread across Florence’s neighbourhoods in October and November 2026.
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Petrol at €1.99 a litre in Italy: where drivers can find the capped price
Italy’s government pushes fuel companies to contain costs.
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Michelangelo’s San Lorenzo façade drawing goes on display before restoration
One of Michelangelo’s earliest known designs for the unfinished façade of the Basilica of San Lorenzo is being shown at Palazzo Corsini.
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More than 44,000 join Corri la Vita, raising over €1 million for breast cancer projects
The 24th edition of the charity run and walk brought thousands of people onto the streets of Florence on Sunday.
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Luxury watch robberies put visitors on alert in Florence and Tuscany
A series of robberies involving watches worth tens or hundreds of thousands of euros has been reported in Florence and other parts of Tuscany in recent weeks.
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