Pietro Stefanoni, the man who hit on Oct. 2 in San Giovanni Valdarno (some of kilometers south of Florence), the twenty years old American tour guide Allison Owens while she was jogging, will be tried on 16 March in the branch section of Montevarchi Court of Arezzo.
Author: Jamie Lorenzini
Cruise ship sinks in Tuscany, captain arrested
Three people are confirmed dead after a cruise ship carrying more than 4,000 people ran aground off Italy, along the cost of Tuscany, near to Isola del Giglio. Costa Concordia had an unfortunate launching.
Shock calendar presented in Florence
Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani launched a calendar featuring 12 penis close-ups in an ad for a group of companies that make naturally-tanned leather. The presentation took place yerday in Florence, Italy, attended by famous Italian porn star Rocco Siffredi, who said that people should “de-dramatise” sex and put an end to “bigotry”.
Pitti Uomo, American buyers are growing
The turnout at Pitti Uomo 81 has increased from last year. The exhibition at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence began January 10 and today is the last day. Germany, Japan, Great Britain, France, China, Korea and Russia lead the standings buyers, with the United States increased by 10%.
Rogai-mania for the wine paintings
Within just 36 hours latest innovation of the Florentine painter Elisabetta Rogai – paint using wine instead of color, creating paintings as they age over time – has been around the world ending on the major portals trendy, art and information from the U.S., China, Japan, Russia, Brazil, France, India, Greece and so on.
Local governments fight on the new airport runway
The Florentine politics fights on the new runway for the airport of Florence. ADF, the management company of the airport, few weeks ago said that the only sustainable solution was to build a new runway parallel to the highway A11. But the president of the province, Andrea Barducci preferring the oblique runaway, also endosed by the governor of Tuscany Enrico Rossi.
Camporese: Fiorentina played a good first half
“The result does not reflect what happened during the match”. Delio Rossi’s words after the match vs Roma are very clear. Michele Camporese spoke in mixed zone at the end of the match: “Unfortunately the result took that direction. We are young and we can make mistakes at time. Roma won’t concede anything, I was impressed by their performance.
Record in Florence, 12 million visitors in 2011
In 2011, for the first time, tourists in the province of Florence overcomes 12 million overnight stays (+8.4% compared to 2010). The only city of Florence, had over 8 million visitors and the rest of the province more than 4 million.
Stibbert, the englishman who fought with Garibaldi
The correspondence of the englishman Frederick Stibbert enlisted as a volunteer in Garibaldi Guard is included in a special publication of the illustrated Stibbert Museum, titled “Il collezionista inglese che fu garibalduino” (An Englishman collector who support Garibaldi), Polistampa, pages 80, Euro 18.
Manhunt after assaulting three foreign girls
Man hunting is open to the maniac of November 22 in Florence, Italy. That night a man with a check cap in three separate occasions has attacked three foreign students pawing at the entrance to the door of the hallway of the house.