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Firenze Rocks eyes expansion with glamping option for 2027

Organisers are considering a multi-day format with a second stage and high-end camping, while the 2026 edition introduces new sustainability and payment measures.
Historic Santo Spirito’s Tronci organ returns after restoration

The historic instrument, silent for over 60 years, has been restored with support from Friends of Florence and will be inaugurated with a public concert on 24 April 2026.
Airlines warn of three-hour airport queues, call to revise EU border system

Italian aviation groups ask for more flexibility in the Entry/Exit System after delays of up to three hours at border controls across Europe.
From tradition to innovation: Florence’s Handicrafts Fair turns 90

Around 500 exhibitors from Italy and abroad will take part in MIDA90, running from 25 April to 3 May 2026.

Uffizi, Pitti, Boboli: annual and seasonal pricing

Monday, July 31, 2017 Editorial Staff Travel

The Uffizi Galleries will be issuing annual subscriptions starting 1 September, while seasonal rates will kick in on 1 March 2018 to encourage visitors to explore all of the Uffizi Galleries’ museums, with special incentives to visit the Pitti Palace and the Boboli Garden.

The Uffizi Gallery, Renaissance is on the move

Monday, July 24, 2017 Editorial Staff Arts

The famous double portrait of the Dukes of Urbino, autograph by Piero della Francesca, has been relocated to its historic location, inside Room 8 in the Uffizi Gallery.

La stagione 2017/18 al Teatro dell’Opera di Firenze

Thursday, July 20, 2017 Editorial Staff Italiano

FIRENZE – Il Maggio Musicale Fiorentino presenta l’intensa Stagione Lirica, Sinfonica e il Balletto 2017/2018 e la LXXXI edizione del Festival: otto i titoli operistici

Michelangelo Buonarroti bronze sculpture River God after restoration is shown in Florence, Italy

Michelangelo river god revealed after 50 years

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 Editorial Staff Arts

A fragile river god by Michelangelo has been restored after lying neglected in a basement storeroom below Casa Buonarroti in Florence for some 50 years.

Roberto Bolle and Friends opens in Florence

Friday, July 7, 2017 Editorial Staff Life

The 2017 edition of the annual summer dance extravaganza Roberto Bolle and Friends opens in Florence on July 7th before taking to the road in dozens of Italian locations.

Armonie sensoriali insieme all’Italian Brass Week

Friday, July 7, 2017 Editorial Staff Italiano

Lunedì 10 luglio, alle ore 21.30, al teatro all’aperto della Buoneria, il Festival propone Brass & Beer, una serata musicale-enogastronomica, dal carattere multisensoriale.

The path between Palazzo Vecchio and Uffizi

Reopened the passage between Palazzo Vecchio and Uffizi

Thursday, July 6, 2017 Editorial Staff Travel

Palazzo Vecchio and the Uffizi Gallery are connected again. On Wednesday, July 5, 2017, the gate of the elevated path over via della Ninna was opened.