Today Florence is marking the 50th anniversary of the devastating flood of the River Arno in 1966.
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Author: Editorial Staff
Earthquake, aftershocks continue in Italy
Aftershocks continue to keep people on edge in the areas of central Italy devastated by a series of recent earthquakes, including Sunday’s 6.5-magnitude quake near Norcia.
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NY, DC to remember the 1966 Florence flood
An event and an exhibition at the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC to remember the 1966 Florence flood.
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Remembering the 50th anniversary of the flood
The 1966 flood of the Arno river in Florence killed 101 people and damaged or destroyed millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. 50 years later the city of Florence commemorate that natural disaster.
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Big ratings for The Masters of Florence TV series
Italian state broadcaster RAI scored big ratings on Tuesday evening for the first episode of a new series on the Medici dynasty.
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#BTO2016, 150 events about online tourism
BTO (Buy Tourism Online) is currently the number one event in Italy that focuses on the links between tourism and innovation, as BTO2016 promises to be as cutting edge as ever.
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Uffizi to open the new Sandro Botticelli’s rooms
The new rooms hosting the art of Botticelli and his contemporaries are to reopen at the Uffizi Gallery: casting a new light on the Early Renaissance and expanding the corpus of Botticelli’s art with a large detached fresco of the Annunciation.
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The Florence-style Rome’s Central Market opened
After the success in Florence, Rome’s Central Market opened at the Via Giolitti entrance to the main Termini station.
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Italians are passionate about social media
The smartphones use are increasing for Italians, especially for the young, whose daily life has been completely revolutionized by social networks, market research group CENSIS said.
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Gilding the sphere of the Florence Baptistery
The last act of the restoration of the Florence Baptisteryhas been the gilding of the Baptistery, in particular of the golden sphere on top of the dome.
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