Editorial Staff, Author at Florence Daily News

Giancarlo Peris at the 1960 Italian Olympic games

Italy to run for 2024 Olympic games, Renzi said

Monday, December 15, 2014 Editorial Staff News

Premier Matteo Renzi on Monday December 15, 2014, announced that Italy will stage a bid to host the 2024 summer Olympics.

The very hidden fame of the Florence towers

Sunday, December 14, 2014 Editorial Staff Arts

The Lost Towers of Florence by Chris Dobson is now available as second edition eBook. It describes the Florentine now-vanished towers: how they came to be built, why they have almost entirely disappeared, and where you can still get an impression of what these incredible buildings were like, if you know where to look.

Giannini and Di Marco to leave Gucci on February

Saturday, December 13, 2014 Editorial Staff Business

Gucci Creative Director Frida Giannini and Chief Executive Officer Patrizio Di Marco will leave the Italian fashion house Gucci after Milan Fashion Week in February 2015.

IHC brings new top luxury Hotels in Tuscany

Friday, December 12, 2014 Editorial Staff Business

Ialy gets new chain bringing together top luxury hotels. Italian Hospitality Collection has resorts in Sardinia, Tuscany.

Northwood Students to visit ACF Fiorentina

Thursday, December 11, 2014 Editorial Staff Sports

U.S. Sports & Entertainment Management Students and Professor/lawyer to visit with sports organizations AS Roma and ACF Fiorentina for a 2 weeks.

Hi-speed rail links Fiumicino airport and Florence

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 Editorial Staff Travel

High-speed trains from Florence and other 3 major northern Italian cities will connect to Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci international airport.

S&P revises Italy rating from BBB to BBB-

Sunday, December 7, 2014 Editorial Staff Business

Standard & Poor’s has cut its Italy rating to BBB- da BBB and revised its outlook from negative to stable, the ratings agency said Friday December 5, 2014.

Crazy for Pazzi at Santa Croce, Florence

Bursting into song in the Pazzi Chapel (VIDEO)

Saturday, December 6, 2014 Editorial Staff Life

On Thursday, December 4 at 4pm, Canadian-Italian mezzosoprano Diana Di Mauro burst into song in the Pazzi Chapel in the complex of Santa Croce, Florence, Italy. Inspired by the space, Di Mauro sang five operatic pieces and a Christmas carol.

#Expo2015, Medici tapestries in an itinerant exhibit

Friday, December 5, 2014 Editorial Staff News

Twenty famous Medici tapestries featuring the stories of Joseph the Jew are to be brought together in an itinerant exhibition to coincide with Milan Expo 2015.