On February 25, will officially open to the public the “Enrico Caruso museum”, the only one in Italy dedicated to the legendary tenor. The museum is located in the sixteenth century Villa di Bellosguardo, on the hills of Lastra a Signa, just outside the city of Florence. In the villa you can see thousands of memorabilia donated by the Centro Studi carusiani and take an interactive sensory-emotional path.
Author: Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini
Isabella de’ Medici was not killed, a book reveals
Isabella de’ Medici (1542-1576), the beautiful daughter of Grand Duke Cosimo I and Eleonora of Toledo, did not die, killed by her husband, out of jealousy, in the villa of Cerreto Guidi (Florence). Instead, she sank to a disease of the urinary tract, according to the latest book of Elisabetta Mori.
Debating the Hungarian Constitution at the EUI
Participants and observers of the Hungarian constitution making process will come to the EUI to discuss the making of the Hungarian Constitution. The roundtable discussion will focus on fundamental issues linked to the Hungarian Constitution: the Fundamental Law of Hungary that went into force on 1 January 2012 has attracted a great deal of criticism and debate worldwide.
NBA star Belinelli suggests booking trip to Italy
New Orleans Hornets’ Marco Belinelli suggests booking trip to Italy, especially to Venice, Rome, Bologna and Florence. Florence is one of his favorite cities. Belinelli loves steak. “The Florentine steak is really good. I love steak in the USA, too”, said to Nola.com webiste.
25,000 subscriptions for “Firenze card”
Since it was established in January last year, the “Firenze card” has reached 25,000 subscriptions, said Mayor Matteo Renzi. A figure higher than initial expectations. The Firenze Card grants admission to the major museums, villas and historical gardens in Florence.
Uffizi, two marble busts have been restored
A portrait of Flavian era (late First century AD) and a head dating from the Sixteenth century belonging to the classic collection of the Uffizi Gallery have been restored thanks to financial support of the association of tour guides Mercurio. The two works will soon be part of the exhibition gallery.
New icy weather warning throughout the province
A new bad weather warning was issued. Icy weather in the province of Florence has resulted in the Tuscany Region issuing a weather warning from midnight today until February 16 throughout the entire province.
Fiorentina, Jovetic will join the team tomorrow
ACF Fiorentina player Stefan Jovetic was subjected in Augsburg to a follow-up examination to his knee by Prof. U. Boenisch, who also operated the player. ACF Fiorentina player Stefan Jovetic was subjected in Augsburg to a follow-up examination to his knee by Prof. U. Boenisch, who also operated the player.
The last scion of the House of Medici
Saturday, February 18, 2012, the city of Florence will celebrate the anniversary of the death of the Electress Palatine, the last branch of the Grand Ducal de’ Medici family, who ruled Florence for about two centuries. It is also thanks to her that Florence now boasts a heritage of art with no equal.
The city council failed to discuss Fallaci’s memory
For the second week in a row the city council of Florence failed to discuss a political motion to engage the Mayor Matteo Renzi to dedicate a street to Oriana Fallaci, journalist and writer famous throughout the world. To create political embarrassment in Italian left parites the articles and books against Islamic fundamentalism, written in the last years of her life.