If you want to be in Florence during the Christmas holidays you choose a beautiful, sparkling city with a very special atmosphere. Celebrate Christmas in Florence. Discover Christmas markets, where to go ice skating and Florence’s Christmas lights. Children will enjoy Christmas time in Florence: apart from the trees, Florence has got a lot of things to do with your children in the days between Christmas and Epiphany.
Read moreAuthor: Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini
Florence airport opens new terminal
“The goal of the Florence Airport is to reach two million passengers in 2012”, has announced Biagio Marinò, CEO of ADF, the Florence airport management company, inaugurating the new terminal of the airport. “We expect 2012 positive – Marinò said -, but not as much as 2011. We expect to close around two million passengers. Although revenues are growing, but will grow less than 2011.”
Read moreBattle of Anghiari, a non-invasive research
“In the search for the lost fresco ‘The Battle of Anghiari’ by Leonardo da Vinci, I confirm the correctness of the Superintendencyand Opificio delle Pietre Dure, with the approval of the ministry.” The superintendent of the Opificio, Cristina Acidini, is very clear about the controversial research.
Read more2012 with Amerigo, naming the future
The year 2012 will be the year of Amerigo. The symbol of this event will have its slogan in Naming the Future,” saied the mayor Matteo Renzi, in his presentation on the traditional Christmas greetings to the city in the Salone dei Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio.
Read moreThe first notes at the new Opera House
A huge rust-colored shell, gray armchairs and warm pear wood. It is the New Lyric Theatre of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, opened tonight with a concert conducted by Zubin Mehta. “I’m very excited. They had been waiting 40 years,” said the maestro Zubin Mehta.
Pitti Uomo, 1060 brands at the Fortezza
From the 10th to the13th January 2012 Pitti Uomo will come back with an edition showcasing 1060 brands at the Fortezza da Basso, plus another 70 women’s collections at Pitti W. The last winter edition of Pitti Uomo welcomed more than 30,000 visitors worldwide.Mona Lisa, signatures to get back home
The collection of signatures to support the return of temporary Mona Lisa in Italy in 2013, the centenary of the discovery after the theft in 1911, has reached the 100,000 signatures. The collection will continue for the entire month of January 2012.
The David at risk for high-speed train tunnel?
The David of Michelangelo at risk for high-speed rail works? The CEO of Railways Mauro Moretti said that the famous statue located at the Galleria Accademia is not at risk, but some engineers have talked about potential risks following the work of the tunnel under Florence (on the line Naples-Milan).
Go to the centre by car, the new rules
The entire historic center of Florence (approximately the part located within the 19th century ring-roads or viali, a protected UNESCO heritage site) is a Zona a Traffico Limitato (Ztl) or restricted traffic zone. Special rules govern access to, as well as transit through and parking in, this zone. Bicycles, electric vehicles, motorcycles and scooters are permitted entrance.
Fiorentina-Siena, an ugly 0-0
B
etween two teams in crisis the results could end up 0-0. At the end of this low-profile derby between Siena and Fiorentina fear prevailed. The Bad game confirmed the problems of the two teams.