The New Theatre of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino opens its doors to young people under 26, offering the opportunity to attend open rehearsals of two concerts that celebrate the inauguration.
Category: Life
Florence honors the scientist Ada Yonath
Tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 5 pm, in the Salone dei Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio, the Israeli scientist Ada Yonath will receive the award “City of Florence 2011” on Molecular Science, the prestigious award was born in Florence on the initiative of the Italian Chemical Society, the Sacconi Foundation, the Center for Magnetic Resonance (CERM), University of Florence, the Ente Cassa di Firenze and Banca CR Firenze.
It’s Christmas time in the city
It ‘s Christmas time in Florence: in Piazza del Duomo was lit the traditional Christmas tree. This year a 16 metres fir tree is carried in the centre of the city, adorned with red lilies and 25 thousand LED.
76th edition The International Handcrafts
New concept, new logo, new look for an event of high creativity. From 21 to 29 April 2012, the Medici’s the Fortezza da Basso will be populated by artisans, angels with golden hands.
The Christmas cakes? You buy it in the bakeries
There are 111,997 families in Florence who will bring on the Christmas table “craftsmen” cakes, non-industrial product. A study of Confartigianato Florence say that 25.5% of the population will choose “Christmas sweets” made from 525 bakeries opened in the city.
Tiziano Ferro live, on April 26th
Few weeks after the start of pre-sale ticket, the Italian singer Tiziano Ferro fixing a second date in Florence, given the huge demand for tickets. The date of “L’amore è una cosa semplice” tour will be april 26.
Read moreThrough my window, photographs by Ahae
Through My Window, the big itinerant exhibition of the Korean photographer Ahae, will be in Italy for the first time in Florence, at the Museo Nazionale Alinari della Fotografia, from 1st December 2011 to 8th January 2012.
Read moreAmerican rockstars against Parkinson
American rockstars are in Florence in order to fight the Parkinson’s disease. Tomorrow evening to the Viper of Florence will be held the seventh Italian
Read more1200 Tuscan wineries in an “app”
A new application for iPhone, iPad and iPod dedicated to eno-tourism offers the possibility to know approximately 1200 Italian wine cellars. The application “The Wine
Read moreRenai park, a record season
A record season. Over one million and two hundred thousand people visited Renai park this year, the green area west of Florence. Renai has closed
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