The Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence will be exceptionally open on Wednesday June 2, 2021, for the Republic Day. The entrance to the museum will be from 9 am to 6.45 pm
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Author: Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini
The 2021 Opera Festival to open in Verona Arena
The 2021 Opera Festival will open at the Verona Arena on June 19, 2021, with a concert version of Aida conducted by Riccardo Muti. The season will feature the operas, dates and stellar casts originally scheduled.
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Van Gogh and the cursed, a multimedia exhibit close to Ponte Vecchio
A Van Gogh multimedia exhibit will open in Florence next summer to redefine a traditional museum experience by projecting high-definition images of Vincent Van Gogh’s masterpieces in larger-than-life scale.
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Draghi to push back the Italy’s curfew from 10 to 11 pm
Premier Mario Draghi decided to push back the virus-containing curfew from 10 to 11 pm since May 19, pushing it further back to midnight from June 7, and ending it completely from June 21. “We want to take gradual measures in order to understand the effect on contagions”, Draghi said.
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Free Covid test at the Florence railway station
At the Florence Santa Maria Novella station anyone can do a rapid covid test, without any cost, reservation or medical prescription thanks the Italian Red Cross. The same initiative is carried out in the railway stations of seven other Italian cities.
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Tuscany’s COVID-19 contagion curve slowly declining
Tuscany Region remains in a low risk situation for COVID-19 contagion. Health Minister Roberto Speranza is set to sign orders making all of Italy’s regions except for Valle D’Aosta moderate-risk yellow zones next week in the nation.
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Awards and restaurants, the great year of Sophia Loren
It’s a big year for the Italian icon Sophia Loren. She has been awarded at the David di Donatello awards, Italy’s equivalent of the Oscars, and in Florence the opening of the restaurant Sophia Loren Original Italian Food is a grate success.
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Summer 2021: the 17 Blue Flag beaches in Tuscany
The number of Italian seaside and lakeside resorts awarded the prestigious Blue Flag designation has risen from 195 last year to 201 this year. Take a look to the 17 Blue Flag beaches in Tuscany.
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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino: Tosca in concert form
On Monday 26 April, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino reopened its doors after a year of absence due to Covid 19, inaugurating the 83rd edition of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Festival.
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Starbucks opens inside of Gigli, making it the first Starbucks in Tuscany
On April 26, Starbucks opened their doors and became the first Starbucks to open in Tuscany. American coffee arrives at I Gigli in Campi Bisenzio.
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