Security services and controls strengthened around the Tower of Pisa after the terrorist attacks in Paris. A recent video message accompanied by images recorded by ISIS made showed the Pisan monument, without a specific threat.
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Author: Marco Bastiani
Marco Bastiani is an Italian journalist based in Florence. He is the founder of Florence Daily News, launched in 2011, and has been working in journalism since 1998. Formerly political editor at Il Giornale della Toscana, he later took on senior communication roles in both public and private institutions. A board member of the Tuscan Foundation of the Order of Journalists and a member of ASET, the Tuscan association of food, wine and agri-food journalists, he loves the sea and Greece, and has two children.
Paris shooting, a tribute to the victims in Florence
Hundreds of people gathered across Florence and other Italian cities to pay tribute to the victims of a violent shooting at the Paris offices of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.
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Tuscan Pre-Impressionists arrived to NYC
An exhibit celebrating 19th century Italian masters of the Macchiaioli movement opened Friday October 3, 2014, at the Italian Cultural Institute of New York.
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Will Smith: first time in Florence and Pisa, Italy
The American actor Will Smith has decided to fly in Tuscany, Italy, to enjoy a holiday without his wife and children.
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Google street view car spotted in Florence
The Google Street View car was spotted this afternoon in the historic center of Florence, Italy.
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Pavarotti’s widow Nicoletta Mantovani in Florence council
The tenor Luciano Pavarotti ‘s widow , Nicoletta Mantovani, was called to be part of the municipal council of Florence from the new mayor of the city, Dario Nardella.
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Dante Alighieri’s birthday celebrated in Florence
The city of Florence remembered the birth of Dante Alighieri yesterday, Saturday 31 May, 2014. Dante was born in the Tuscan capital 749 years ago.
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Tuscany moves up, 18 blue flag beaches in 2014
In 2014 Italy can boast some 269 Blue Flag beaches in a total of 140 municipalities nationwide. The second region is Tuscany with 18 flags: one more than in 2013.
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Uffizi: new rooms with a donation from Ferragamo
The Superintendent of Polo Museale Fiorentino signed an important agreement with Salvatore Ferragamo for the funding needed to break ground on a significant project to upgrade the air treatment and security systems of eight rooms in the Uffizi Gallery.
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Ben Harper in Florence with sold-out show (VIDEO)
Ben Harper will perform at the Teatro Verdi, in the city center, on Saturday, May 10 at 20.45. The date is sold out by several months.
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