It is the year 542 AD: the small Byzantine city of Florentia lies in ruins. It is the beginning of The Lost Tower of Florence eBook by Chris Dobson which describes how those now-vanished towers came to be built.
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RoboCop endorses #CrazyforPazzi (VIDEO)
American actor, director and art historian Dr. Peter Weller endorses the #CrazyforPazzi international crowdfunding campaign for the restoration of the Pazzi Chapel loggia.
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Italy to run for 2024 Olympic games, Renzi said
Premier Matteo Renzi on Monday December 15, 2014, announced that Italy will stage a bid to host the 2024 summer Olympics.
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The very hidden fame of the Florence towers
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.
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Giannini and Di Marco to leave Gucci on February
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.
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IHC brings new top luxury Hotels in Tuscany
Ialy gets new chain bringing together top luxury hotels. Italian Hospitality Collection has resorts in Sardinia, Tuscany.
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Northwood Students to visit ACF Fiorentina
U.S. Sports & Entertainment Management Students and Professor/lawyer to visit with sports organizations AS Roma and ACF Fiorentina for a 2 weeks.
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Hi-speed rail links Fiumicino airport and Florence
High-speed trains from Florence and other 3 major northern Italian cities will connect to Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci international airport.
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S&P revises Italy rating from BBB to BBB-
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.
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Bursting into song in the Pazzi Chapel (VIDEO)
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.
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