From the word go, the priority of the Concordia removal project has been to protect the environment of Isola del Giglio, Costa Concordia said in a statement.
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Author: Editorial Staff
All Star Brand at the Porretta Soul Festival
The Porretta Soul Festival (July 17-20, 2014), founded by Graziano Uliani, is in its 27th year. The town is between Florence and Bologna.
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Concordia, follow the refloating operation
The Costa Concordia’s refloating operation can be divided into 4 separate stages. Follow the live twitting operations.
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The court cloak of… Donna Franca Florio
The court cloak of Donna Franca Florio presents the restoration of a sumptuous court cloak in ivory-coloured satin created by the Worth fashion house of Paris for Donna Franca Florio, who had that same year been appointed lady-in-waiting to Queen Elena, the wife of Victor Emmanuel III.
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Costa Concordia, the refloating phases video
The salvage team have confirmed that the Concordia refloating operation is set to go ahead starting on Monday, July 14.
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The volleyball Final Six 2014 in Florence
The city of Florence will host an exciting international sporting event: the Final Six of the world championships of men’s volleyball in the Mandela Forum, from July 16 to 20, 2014.
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The fortunes of the Primitives at Accademia Gallery
The fortunes of the Primitives, Art treasures from italian collections between the XVIII and XX Century (Accademia Gallery, until December 8, 2014) is the first ever dedicated to the topic as a whole.
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The Tower of San Niccolò re-opened to the public
The Tower of San Niccolò has reopened to the public on June 24, the day of San Giovanni. Guided tours will be available until September 30th from the hours 17 to 20.
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Italia Convention Bureau founded in Florence
Italia Convention Bureau was founded in Florence, Italy. The bureau was constituted as a network of companies, promoted by all the associations representing tourism and congress companies.
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Final phase of Concordia removal begins
Refloating of Costa Concordia is scheduled to start by the middle of July upon authorization of the Monitoring Observatory, and the definitive departure from Giglio Island to Genoa, Italy, is planned by the end of the month.
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