Booking a room in the hotel partners of Florence Convention Bureau is now a big deal for business people who come to Florence for a congress, a conference or for any other events. The partnership between FCB and Trenitalia, the national railway of Italy, widen the big range of opportunities offered to italian and foreign travellers.
Author: Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini
The Int’l gothic style at the Uffizi gallery
This year, the rooms on the main floor of the Galleria degli Uffizi will host an important exhibition that intends to reconstruct the panorama of Florentine art in the wonderful and crucial period that extended roughly from 1375 to 1440. It will be held from June 19th to November 4th, 2012 at the Galleria degli Uffizi.
The exclusivity of Florence Accommodation facilities
From Friday 2 March to Sunday 4 March 2012, Florence Convention Bureau and Firenze Fiera arranged a familiarization trip dedicated to high-level MICE operators to promote congressual and accommodation facilities of Florence. The 34 buyers, belonging to important agencies and companies that organize national and international events, came from UK, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands and Belgium.
Japan in Florence, land of enchantment
This coming spring 2012 Palazzo Pitti will celebrate Japan, her art, her culture, and her traditions, in the most representative rooms of its museums with three exhibitions grouped under the title, Japan. Land of Enchantment (April 3th – july 1st, 2012).
MTV TRL Awards come back in piazza Santa Croce
Come back in Florence, Italy, the appointment with the Trl Awards 2012, the Mtv maxi-evento in its seventh edition on Saturday, May 5 to celebrate the music and the best of pop culture this year. The event, broadcast live on MTV and streamed live on MTV.IT will be the opportunity to attend an exclusive live show full of performances and surprises.
Florentine New Year’s Day, celebrations is coming
Two exceptional events will celebrate the Florentine “New Year’S Day”, sunday: the “Award of Arts 2012” and the arrival of the exhibition “America’s Amerigo” dedicated to Amerigo Vespucci. The Arts Award is organized by “Florentines in the World” association, with the Academy of Arts and Design and the Rotary Club, to be held in the assembly hall.
Fashion tour, a Limo in the heart of the city
A limousine in the very heart of Florence: it’s the “Fashion Tour” designed by Stroili Oro, the largest italian chain of jewelry, to celebrate the launch of Skin Jewels, gold and silver tattoo to wear. In Calzaiuoli street, florentines and tourists can climb into the limousine – invited by beautiful models – and try free Jewel Skins tattoo “three gold hearts”.
ACF Fiorentina: Corvino’s contract expires
ACF Fiorentina wishes to announce that, in agreement with the director, Pantaleo Corvino’s contract as technical and sporting director will not be renewed once it expires. Fiorentina announces that the first team will stay in Montecatini from Tuesday 20 March until departing for Liguria ahead of next Sunday’s Serie A match against Genoa, in order to find the maximum concentration to prepare properly for the game.
Tuscany promotes Giglio after the Costa tragedy
The cruise ship Costa Concordia leans on its side after running aground the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. Since that day the operations to remove fuel will end tomorrow evening. It was announced today by the mayor of the island of Giglio, Sergio Ortelli, who is in Florence to take part in a press conference aimed at promoting tourism in the island.
FAI Day, protected sites will be open this week end
FAI Day of Spring celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year. More than 6.5 million Italian have taken part in this popular festival since its inception. The appointment is scheduled on Saturday March 24 and Sunday March 25. The event is a national show of art and beauty dedicated to everyone who cares about Italian cultural and natural heritage and is set in hundreds of unique locations, many of which are usually off limits to the public.