The Medici Villas were summer residences, places to rest, go hunting and have leisure time. They were all painted in lunette form by Flemish painter Giusto (Iustus) Utens, entrusted by Ferdinando I de’ Medici at the end of the sixteenth century. Seventeen lunettes have been painted, 14 of which have been collected and hosted in the Museum of Florence as it was, so far.
Author: Jamie Lorenzini
Kerry Kennedy to lead human rights delegation
Kerry Kennedy, President of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights (RFK Center), will lead a human rights delegation with distinguished international human rights advocates to Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara and to Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria from August 24 to 31. The objective of the visit is to assess the human rights situation on the ground. Marialina Marcucci, president of the Florence based European section of the Foundation, will visit the territories too.
Firestorm on the hills, 32 hectares burned
There are 32 hectares of plants, vegetation and brush burned in the fire broke out yesterday afternoon in via Bolognese on the hills of Florence. Reclamation is still in progress, firefighters continued to work throughout the night and this morning thanks to volunteers.
Uffizi Gallery is in trouble for bad smells
Bad odors in some of the rooms of the Uffizi Gallery: this is what the Unions indicate in a letter to the Superintendent Cristina Acidini. The discomfort is concerned, in particular, the Senese and Florentine Fourteenth century rooms and the International Gothic style rooms.
Women-basket, Italy overwhelmed by Texas
Aggies Roll Past All-Star Italy, 93-46 in Florence, Italy. Texas A&M will travel to Venice tomorrow and will play the third of a four-game tour on Thursday, Aug. 23 at 8 p.m. In the Florence’s game Senior Kristi Bellock scored 26 points to lead the Texas A&M women’s basketball team to a 93-46 rout of All-Star Italy on Tuesday evening inside the Palazzetto dello Sport in San Marcellino.
Found the English tourist: she was in a bar
Diane Howell, the 48 year old British tourist missing Aug. 17 while she was in Santa Croce with a group of 35 tourists was found in a bar in via Nazionale. About the reasons for his removal, the tourist, who would also have psychiatric problems, was unclear.
Hills of Florence on fire, 3 choppers in action
A fire developed in a village called Lastra, in the area of Careggi in Florence, hitting wild olive trees very receptive due to high temperature and drought. The proximity of many homes suggested the Fire Department of Florence to apply immediately to the Operations Centre of Civil Protection: an helicopter is working from 2,30 pm. In the afternoon another fire was also developed in Bagno a Ripoli, south of Florence: ten hectares of forest were burnt. In the night the two firestorms was under control.
Florence Bookstore and Gifts opens the UK shop
Books, DVD, gifts and much more now even in the UK market. The “Florence Bookstore and Gifts” is now open not only in US but even in UK. So, you can choose the best items from Florence, Italy, the city has enchanted millions of people from all over the world.
Lunch on the beach on Tuscan seaside
It’s time to cook, in Tuscan seaside: on Thursday, August 23th, there will be the 20th edition of the cooking-show “A tavola sulla spiaggia” (“Lunch on the beach”) in Forte dei Marmi. Promoted by Gianni Mercatali, the event will feature twelve contestants whose dishes will create the menu of summer 2012.
Florence Biennale from November 30, 2013
The IX Florence Biennale 2013 will take place at the historic Fortezza da Basso from November 30 to December 8, 2013, in Florence, Italy. Each edition of the Florence Biennale, founded in 1997, is one of the largest events representing artists from around the world, with participants from 80 countries and more than 2500 works displayed.