Two cases highlight rising scrutiny of changes of use in the historic centre.
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Historic Teatro Nazionale Reopens After Four-Year Restoration in Central Florence
The 17th-century theatre in via dei Cimatori returns to use after extensive structural and acoustic works.
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Environmental green light brings Florence Airport’s new runway closer
The decree sparked political reactions exposing deep fractures inside Tuscany’s centre-left coalition.
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Man Smashes Shop Windows and Threatens Passers-by With a Knife in Florence
The man struck the shopfront repeatedly with a vacuum cleaner, shattering the glass.
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€800,000 Undeclared Cash Seized at Florence Airport
Four-month inspections by Customs and Finance Police uncover hidden money and gold.
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23-Year-Old Mia Bintou Diop Becomes Tuscany’s Youngest Vice President
Tuscany’s new center-left government was unveiled after weeks of tense negotiations.
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Protest Inside a Fashion Boutique Turns Heads in Florence
A group of workers turned a luxury boutique into a stage for their protest, stopping tourists and locals in their tracks.
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Panamanian Woman Assaulted in Central Florence, Two Men Identified
According to police sources, a passerby heard the woman’s cries for help around 4 a.m. and immediately called the emergency number 112.
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Search underway for missing young woman near Montalcino
Infrared drones and rescue dogs deployed in the wooded hills of southern Tuscany.
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1966 Flood: Florence Still Learning from the Arno river
On 4 November 1966 the Arno burst its banks, turning streets into canals, shutting down power, and damaging some of the world’s most important artworks.
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