Editorial Staff, Author at Florence Daily News

German woman found dead in park near Florence, murder investigation opened

The 44-year-old was discovered on Tuesday morning in a green area close to a secondary school in Scandicci. Carabinieri are investigating.

A 26-year-old man was rescued from the River Arno on Tuesday evening amid strong currents caused by recent rainfall.

Nearly 200 events, 180 authors and a strong international presence at Stazione Leopolda from 27 February to 1 March 2026.

A 1551 printed edition of the astronomical work contains handwritten annotations believed to date to Galileo’s early teaching years in Pisa.

On 17 February 1530, while imperial troops surrounded Florence, 54 young nobles played a game of football in Piazza Santa Croce.

As Carnival draws to a close in Florence, the city’s traditional mask returns to the spotlight.

Investigations, petitions and new luxury student residences have turned urban planning into one of Florence’s most contested issues.

Work on the Arno riverbed will last around four months and aims to clean and consolidate the medieval stone structures.

At the opening of the Anteprima reserved for the press, the 2023 vintage receives high ratings.

New data from Fondazione Destination Florence and the Centro Studi Turistici di Firenze.