The city of Florence offers a 2014 New Year’s Eve with music and party in the streets and public places with no fee entrance. The major event is the concert by the Italian pop singer Max Pezzali (former member of the 883 group) on piazza della Stazione, from midnight to 2 am.
Read moreFew days from its sixth edition, BTO – Buy Tourism Online reveals its 2013 program me to the public. Online is a detailed line up of the international event dedicated to the world of Travel 2.0, which lands at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence this upcoming 3 and 4 December.
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White truffles have made their way to Gulf tables as the latest Italian luxury food to catch on in the region, and Kuwait will be part of the 43rd San Miniato National White Truffle Market for three weekends in November (9-10, 16-17 and 23-24).
Read moreExtra virgin olive oil has known cancer-fighting properties, but not all olive oils are created equal, according to scientists at Siena University.
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In Florence, on Monday, October 14, the video directed by Cinzia TH Torrini was presented to the public by Fondazione di Firenze per l’Artigianato Artistico, funded in full by the Chamber of Commerce of Florence. Watch it now.
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A symbol of Venice, Cafe’ Florian which opened a Florence branch in 2006, is showcasing its contemporary art collection in the Tuscan city starting Friday October 11.
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Hard Rock International is turning up the heat to announce the arrival of “Southern & Smoked Month” at Hard Rock Cafe Florence in Italy. Until Monday 30 September, all visitors to the Hard Rock restaurant will be encouraged to wrap their lips around a smokin’ hot selection of Smokehouse menu options.
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A European project with a 5 million euro budget aimed at safeguarding traditional Mediterranean products has kicked off. The project is called MedDiet and, starting from Italy with Unioncamere – which groups the country’s chambers of commerce, industry, craft and agriculture – involves Greece, Spain, Egypt, Tunisia and Lebanon.
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A Florence animal reserve said on Monday that a rare mix between a zebra and donkey born several days earlier is in good health. The zonkey named Ippo is the foal of an endangered donkey breed from Amiata and a zebra that was adopted by the center after it was confiscated from a failing zoo.
Read moreToday, at the event #repidee2013 in Palazzo Vecchio, Brown paid tribute to the city and its most famous son, mediaeval poet Dante Alighieri, whose work “The Divine Comedy inspired me for Inferno.In some ways I think Dante invented hell,” Brown said.
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