Napoli defeated Fiorentina 3-0 at Artemio Franchi stadium to move up to fifth place in the Serie A standings. “We conceded a goal in the first action and our reaction was not always good”, said Fiorentina coach Delio Rossi.” According to Rossi, “Fiorentina in the first half deserved a draw but in the second and Naples’ shown above.”
Month: February 2012
Let’s go to taste the best Tuscan wines
It’s time of previews for Tuscan wines: the most intense week of the year will start with the “Nobile di Montepulciano”, from February 18, through the Vernaccia di San Gimignano (February 19), the Chianti Classico (February 20) and Brunello di Montalcino (February 24). In addition, Chianti and Carmignano consortia will present new wines this year.
Art&Tourism, a new key event at the Fortezza
Art&Tourism is the first international fair dedicated to culture and art tourism, and will be held from 18th- 20th May, 2012, in the Fortezza Da Basso, Florence, Italy. Richard Armstrong, the director of the prestigious Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York appreciates Art&Tourism.
Florence to host World road championships
Florence will host the 2013 world road championships. The UCI Management Committee announced the awarding of the event to the Italian city last September. “By the end of February, the Italian government will confer the status of Major event to the competition,” yesterday the head of Tuscany’s budget department, Riccardo Nencini, has announced.
The Arnolfo Tower will re-open to the public
The Arnolfo Tower of Palazzo Vecchio is to re-open to the public on June 24, Florence mayor, Matteo Renzi, has announced. This historical site is where Savonarola spent his last hours before being hanged and burnt at the stake in the square. The Tower is a symbol of the city.
TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice goes to Starhotels
TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice 2012 goes tothe StarhotelsSavoia Excelsior in Trieste. The Starhotels Savoia Excelsior Palace has been judged Travellers’ Choice 2012 in the “Top 25” luxury hotel category in Italy. Starhotels is a Florence-based hotel group with 22 hotels located in exclusive destinations.
Costa Concordia, Tuscany invites tourists to Giglio
The Italian region of Tuscany invites tourists to visit the shipwrck island of Costa Concordia, Isola del Giglio. “We will ensure that the island of Giglio is favoured in our campaigns but the main promotion is for everyone to make a gesture of love by going to Giglio,” said Cristina Scaletti, head of Tuscany’s tourism department.
Bollywood stars love Ferragamo shoes
After Priyanka Chopra and Abhishek Bachchan, actress Sonam Kapoor has scheduled to be hosted to the famous Florentine designer Salvatore Ferragamo’s headquarter. She will visit the griffe’s headquarter next February 22 as part of the “Shoes for a Star” project, and get a special, customised pair of Ferragamo shoes of her choice.
Villa Caruso will officially open to the public
On February 25, will officially open to the public the “Enrico Caruso museum”, the only one in Italy dedicated to the legendary tenor. The museum is located in the sixteenth century Villa di Bellosguardo, on the hills of Lastra a Signa, just outside the city of Florence. In the villa you can see thousands of memorabilia donated by the Centro Studi carusiani and take an interactive sensory-emotional path.
Isabella de’ Medici was not killed, a book reveals
Isabella de’ Medici (1542-1576), the beautiful daughter of Grand Duke Cosimo I and Eleonora of Toledo, did not die, killed by her husband, out of jealousy, in the villa of Cerreto Guidi (Florence). Instead, she sank to a disease of the urinary tract, according to the latest book of Elisabetta Mori.