The Vigili del Fuoco di Firenze intervened in Florence to save an owl got stuck on the terrace of an apartment in via Maroncelli, close to the Florence stadium.
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Author: Editorial Staff
16 meningitis cases in Tuscany since the start of 2016
A series of meningitis contractions continued in Tuscany: Tuesday March 29, 2016 a 58-year-old woman was taken into hospital in Empoli.
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Florence push local cuisine in restaurants
The city council of Florence decided is requiring shops and restaurants to make sure that 70 per cent of their food comes from the surrounding region.
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Restored Paolo Uccello frescoes to go on show
Eight frescoes from Italian painter Paolo Uccello’s Stories from Genesis in Florence’s Basilica of Santa Maria Novella are going on show after a delicate restoration.
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Florence sites to stay open over Easter holidays
Most major Florence museums will be open on Easter Sunday and Monday.
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Easter 2016 with the famous Scoppio del Carro
Security measures across Italy following the terror attacks in Brussels. In Florence more checks are planned at the airport, railway stations and during the traditional Scoppio del Carro.
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Tuscany celebrates its New Year’s Day on March 25
Florence, Pisa and Siena keep alive the long Medieval religious tradition celebrating the beginning of the year on March 25.
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Fountain of Neptune lit up in Belgian colours
Florence’s Fountain of Neptune in Piazza della Signoria lit up in the black, yellow and red of the Belgian flag.
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Italy on alert after Brussels terror attacks
Italy is on maximum alert after at least two terror attacks in Brussels. “It is an attack comparable to what happened in Paris”, mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, said.
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Italy mourns the lives of 7 Italian students in Spain
Italy mourns the lives of seven female Italian students among the 13 young people killed in Sunday’s bus crash in the Catalonia region of Spain.
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