The Italian government has announced it will spend about $ 300,000 on a new, stronger plinth for Michelangelo’s David because of a recent series of tremors in the Tuscan Region, the BBC reported some days ago.
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Author: Editorial Staff
Santa Claus’ Village and the Magic of Christmas
The Christmas village, open until January 6, 2015, is located in piazza Annigoni, close to the Sant’Ambrogio market in Florence.
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Weather Alert, heavy snowfalls on the Apennines
Weather alert in Tuscany, Italy. Saturday December 27, 2014, from 8 am to 8 pm heavy snowfalls are expected on the Appennini ridge.
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Uffizi, Bargello, Accademia opening for Holidays
New opening times during the Holidays in the most visited galleries and museums in Florence, Italy: Bargello, Uffizi and Accademia.
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Unions to occupy provincial Offices in Florence
Unions representing civil servants started to occupy the offices of the provincial florentine governments “indefinitely” to protest against the central government’s 2015 budget bill.
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Sabotage disrupts Italian rail services
Rail services in several parts of Italy suffered disruption and delays after an arson attack on systems near to Bologna’s Santa Viola station Tuesday December 23, 2014.
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Earthquake in Chianti, more light tremors
Schools re-open in Tuscan epicentre seismic activity, but light earth quake tremors rippled through the Chianti wine-growing district of Tuscany on Monday December 22, 2014.
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Vallombrosa and other 70 castles on sale in Italy
Castello di Acquabella, in the splendid natural reserve of Vallombrosa near the abbey by the same name, is on sale with other 70 Italian castles.
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102,426 dollars for the #CrazyforPazzi campaign
Success for the #CrazyforPazzi international crowdfunding campaign for the restoration of the Pazzi Chapel loggia.
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200 earthquake shocks rock Florence in 24 hours
Almost 200 earthquake shocks measuring up to 4.1 on the Richter scale rocked Tuscany Friday December 19, 2014
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