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Owl saved near Arezzo

Owl caught in the football net saved by the Italian Fire Fighters (Video)

Thursday, May 20, 2021 Editorial Staff News

The firefighters of Arezzo, in Tuscany Region, intervened in the Pratantico soccer field to free a beautiful specimen of owl entangled in the fence net: unharmed, it was then released with the assistance of a veterinarian.

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Green pass

COVID, all the information on the Italian green pass

Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Editorial Staff News

Article 9 of decree law number 52 on Urgent measures for the gradual resumption of economic and social activities, establishes the green certification, also called green pass, that gives the opportunity to the citizens to participate in certain events or to move to Europe or between regions of red or orange color, waiting the European “Digital green certificate”.

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Draghi to push back the Italy’s curfew from 10 to 11 pm

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

Premier Mario Draghi decided to push back the virus-containing curfew from 10 to 11 pm since May 19, pushing it further back to midnight from June 7, and ending it completely from June 21. “We want to take gradual measures in order to understand the effect on contagions”, Draghi said.

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Stazione Santa Maria Novella

Free Covid test at the Florence railway station

Monday, May 17, 2021 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

At the Florence Santa Maria Novella station anyone can do a rapid covid test, without any cost, reservation or medical prescription thanks the Italian Red Cross. The same initiative is carried out in the railway stations of seven other Italian cities.

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Almost all of Italy set to be a yellow zone next week

Tuscany’s COVID-19 contagion curve slowly declining

Saturday, May 15, 2021 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

Tuscany Region remains in a low risk situation for COVID-19 contagion. Health Minister Roberto Speranza is set to sign orders making all of Italy’s regions except for Valle D’Aosta moderate-risk yellow zones next week in the nation.

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Florence

Florence as you’ve never seen it before

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Editorial Staff News

The promotion campaign for the Florence destination, designed by Toscana Promozione Turistica and the Fondazione Sistema Toscana, was created with the Municipality of Florence and in collaboration with Destination Florence Convention & Visitors Bureau, which carried out a promotional-marketing activity.

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No Italian region is high-risk for COVID contagion

Sunday, May 9, 2021 Editorial Staff News

No Italian region is high-risk for COVID contagion in the latest weekly monitoring of the health ministry and the Higher Health Institute (ISS), for the second straight week. Tuscany remains in yellow zone: positive cases decrease, on Saturday 8 May they were 676.

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Isola del Giglio

Three Tuscan islands will become Covid free

Saturday, May 8, 2021 Editorial Staff News

The islands of Capraia, Giglio and Giannutri will become Covid free in the coming days. The government’s anti-Covid vaccination plan for the smaller islands will also involve some Tuscan islands.

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von der Leyen

Von der Leyen at The State of the Union: Italy was right about COVID intervention

Friday, May 7, 2021 Editorial Staff News

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday that Italy was right to call for the European Union to take action in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in her speech at the State of the Union conference of the European University Institute.

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Mario Draghi G20 Tourism Meeting

Green pass, Premier Mario Draghi: Italy is ready to welcome back the world

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Editorial Staff News

On May 4th Premier Mario Draghi announced that from May 16 Italy will open its borders for tourism.

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

Polimoda plans expansion into lifestyle studies and US presence

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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

Tuesday, April 14, 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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