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Category: Life

Lenny Kravitz, Robbie Williams and The Cure to headline Firenze Rocks 2026

Thursday, December 4, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

Three major acts set to perform at Visarno Arena from June 12 to 14, 2026, tickets on sale.

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Florence at Christmas: The Definitive Guide to 2025–26

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

From 6 December, Florence turns on Christmas: lights, trees, markets and events across the city.

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Giant wheel and ice rink return to Fortezza da Basso for Christmas

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

Florence’s festive village reopens with a 55-metre panoramic wheel, Europe’s longest skating track and a new Santa-themed area.

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The analog comeback inspiring a new creative generation

The analog comeback inspiring a new creative generation

Monday, December 1, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

Artists and scholars meet in Florence on December 5, 2026, to explore how analog media are shaping new ideas.

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Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo

Tuscany marks world’s first abolition of death penalty

Sunday, November 30, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

The 2025 Festa della Toscana recalls the world’s first ban on capital punishment in 1786.

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Black Friday in Tuscany: a slower race for deals

Black Friday in Florence: a slower race for deals

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

Fewer crowds, longer sales and rising awareness shape Italy’s approach to Black Friday.

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Christmas in Florence 2025: lights, concerts and winter charm

Sunday, November 23, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

From festive markets to ice skating, here’s what to see and do this December in Florence.

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Filippo Mazzei, the Tuscan who helped shape America’s founding

Sunday, November 16, 2025 Marco Bastiani Life

A November 28 conference in Florence honors the Tuscan who helped connect Italy’s Enlightenment to America’s founding.

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Christmas lights switched on in Via Tornabuoni, extending across Florence’s luxury fashion district

Christmas lights switched on in Via Tornabuoni

Saturday, November 15, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

Florence’s luxury fashion district is now illuminated for the holidays, with archways of LED lights.

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New Rollbox Opens in Sant’Ambrogio for Film-Lovers in Florence

New Rollbox Opens in Sant’Ambrogio for Film-Lovers in Florence

Saturday, November 15, 2025 Eirini Lavrentiadou Life

The drop-off point at Coffee Mantra offers a convenient way for analogue photographers to develop film.

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NEWS

Florence inaugurates memorial park for victims of Genoa bridge disaster

Monday, May 4, 2026

Tuscany wildfire displaces 3,000 before being contained

Sunday, May 3, 2026

BUSINESS

Cooking schools, ATMs restricted as Florence rules for centre take effect

Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Nutella Highlights Florence

A Jar in Orbit, a Tribute on Earth: Nutella Highlights Florence

Sunday, April 12, 2026

TECH

Italy’s internet began in Tuscany, 40 years ago

Italy’s internet began in Tuscany, 40 years ago

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Digital microneedles turn into QR codes for real-time health monitoring

Saturday, April 18, 2026

TRAVEL

Up to 60 extra taxis on Florence streets until November 2026

Up to 60 extra taxis on Florence streets until November 2026

Sunday, April 26, 2026
Airlines warn of three-hour airport queues, call to revise EU border system

Airlines warn of three-hour airport queues, call to revise EU border system

Thursday, April 23, 2026

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ARTS

(Cover photo: Georg Baselitz, still from the video message shared during the press conference on 24 March 2026 for the exhibition Baselitz. Avanti! at Museo Novecento)

Georg Baselitz dies at 88 as Florence hosts major exhibition of his work

Saturday, May 2, 2026

Restoration award for work damaged in 1966 flood at Florence church

Thursday, April 30, 2026

LIFE

Zubin Mehta Marks 90th Birthday with Beethoven’s Ninth at the Maggio

Zubin Mehta Marks 90th Birthday with Beethoven’s Ninth at the Maggio

Thursday, April 30, 2026
Seasonal opening for Florence’s Iris Garden, home of the city’s emblem 

Seasonal opening for Florence’s Iris Garden, home of the city’s emblem 

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

SPORTS

MotoGP: Mugello circuit marks 50 years of Italian Grand Prix

Sunday, May 3, 2026

Florence Half Marathon draws 6,000 runners through city centre

Saturday, March 28, 2026

OPINIONS

The Badia Fiesolana is the EUI’s hub

From crises to cohesion: how the EUI in Florence mirrors Europe’s push for unity

Friday, May 1, 2026
Greece’s Social Media Ban for Under 15s Signals a Necessary Shift

Greece’s Social Media Ban for Under 15s Signals a Necessary Shift

Friday, April 10, 2026

ITALIANO

Larry Nederlof opens first solo show in Livorno

Livorno ospita la prima mostra personale dell’artista olandese Larry Nederlof

Monday, May 4, 2026
The Nouvelle Carte d’Europe dressée pour 1870

L’Europa come creatura nervosa

Sunday, February 15, 2026
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