Events will take place throughout July and August 2026, bringing local history back to life.
Uffizi Limits Visitor Access as Air Conditioning Struggles During Florence Heatwave
Ticket sales were suspended for the rest of the day on Tuesday June 24, 2026 as extreme temperatures put pressure on the museum’s cooling system.
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Sunset over Florence: Friday evening visits return to the Vasari Corridor
The elevated passage connecting the Uffizi and Palazzo Pitti will be open on Friday evenings from 3 July to 20 November 2026.
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Exploring Tuscany Through Its Medieval Festivals
Events will take place throughout July and August 2026, bringing local history back to life.
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Tuscany Joins Italian Rescue Mission to Earthquake-Hit Venezuela
A team of 41 Italian firefighters is due to leave for Venezuela on Friday following the recent earthquake.
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Florence Heatwave Set to Reach Eight Consecutive Days of Red Alert
The Italian Health Ministry has extended Florence’s highest-level heat warning through Saturday June, 27.
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Elba Reopens Napoleon’s Historic Residences After Major Restoration
Sea, history and Napoleon: a renewed attraction for visitors to Elba.
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Uffizi Limits Visitor Access as Air Conditioning Struggles During Florence Heatwave
Ticket sales were suspended for the rest of the day on Tuesday June 24, 2026 as extreme temperatures put pressure on the museum’s cooling system.
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Could Marilyn Monroe Have Visited Florence? A Photograph Fuels New Centenary Project
A photograph allegedly showing Marilyn Monroe at Florence’s historic Caffè Gilli features in a new artistic initiative and competition.
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The Future as Echo: UFOs, Politics, and the Impossibility of the Present
If the cosmos always appears in delay, then perhaps the human future is not what lies ahead of us, but what the past projects beyond its own limit.
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Sunset over Florence: Friday evening visits return to the Vasari Corridor
The elevated passage connecting the Uffizi and Palazzo Pitti will be open on Friday evenings from 3 July to 20 November 2026.
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The Age of the Back Seat
We can be involved in almost everything. But we can directly intervene in very little.
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Red heat alert to remain in place in Florence until June 24, 2026
Authorities are urging residents and visitors to take precautions as temperatures remain exceptionally high.
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