One of the most beautiful areas of Tuscany is that of the province of Siena, with its unique landscape and fascinating history and art. But not only this: it is also known as the ‘most thermal’ area of Italy, with nine spas, steeped in history and tradition but with cutting-edge facilities.
Author: Jamie Lorenzini
Florence study shows drugs stimulate stem-cell
Researchers from the University of Florence have found that anti-depressant drugs may also have a positive effect in combating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The researcher said that her group would now propose a new project to study on what receptors anti-depressant drugs act in order to produce the desired growth effects.
Tribute to Italo Calvino at the Alinari Museum
Presented last July at the Rencontres d’Arles 2012, the exhibition is curated by Christophe Berthoud who, inspired by the work of one of the greatest novelists of the twentieth century, Italo Calvino, has drawn from and used the Alinari Archives as an inexhaustible reservoir of stories and imagery. The exhibit will run until January 6, in Florence, Italy.
Food Festivals in Tuscany this autumn 2012
This is an Autumn of flavours in Tuscany. From chestnuts to new olive oil and truffles, there are a great many festivals and fairs dedicated to local products. For lovers of wine and good food, there are food festivals dedicated to typical products in the most beautiful locations and medieval or renaissance towns of Tuscany.
Four killed in wave of bad weather in Tuscany
The wave of bad weather that has gripped large areas of central and northern Italy since the weekend claimed three more lives overnight. The three, who were killed near the Grosseto province town of Marsiliana d’Albegna, were said to have been on their way to a job.
Fiorentina 3-1 Milan, the strongest viola team ever
First half is over in San Siro, Milan: Fiorentina took the lead: Milan vs Fiorentina 0-2, goals by Aquilani, 10’ and Valero 38’. Alexandre Pato missed a first-half penalty as Milan’s brief revival ended with a 3-1 home defeat by fourth-placed Fiorentina.
Stormy weather, high level alert in Tuscany
People were evacuated as a pre-emptive measure due to bad weather on the board between Liguria and Tuscany. The situation remains critical across Italy’s Massa Carrara province, where heavy rains caused landslides, landslips, and flooding overnight. Some streets are flooded to the point where they have turned into streams.
Italians see bodyweight fall due to healthy eating
Italians are gradually seeing their body weight fall to more ‘normal’ levels due to more healthy eating habits, according to a study by the Nestle’ Observatory in conjunction with the clinical nutrition and dietetics association ADI.
Consulegis: the profession of lawyer changes
Case law and legal practices of real countries compared in Florence, Italy in a historical moment in which the internationalization pushes more and more to overcome the diversity of national systems. Consulegis, an international network of lawyers with about 1700 members from 42 countries, chose Florence as the seat of his meeting.
Cimabue to return to Santa Croce
A painted crucifix by medieval master Cimabue is ready to be returned to Florence’s Santa Croce Basilica after it was damaged in the Great Flood of 1966. The painted crucifix, executed in 1280, came to heightened fame when muddy waters, which swelled the banks of the Arno and inundated the entire city, swept into the church and wiped most of the paint off.