Florence Daily News

Muti calls for Florence’s Maggio theatre to be named after Vittorio Gui

Conductor Riccardo Muti has urged Florence to rename the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino after Vittorio Gui, the founder of the Maggio festival.
Work begins on the €31 million redevelopment of Florence’s Sant’Orsola complex

Major restoration works have begun at the former convent, one of Florence’s largest and most complex historic sites.
Scandicci are volleyball world champions: a club from Florence’s outskirts makes history

Savino Del Bene Volley Scandicci have won the FIVB Women’s Club World Championship at their first attempt.
Florence’s oldest municipal police horse retires after a decade on duty

After ten years of service on the streets and in parks across Florence, Egidio has left the municipal police stables and moved to a social cooperative.

Descendants of Leonardo found, research says

Monday, April 11, 2016 Editorial Staff Arts

The art historian Alessandro Vezzosi will announce in Vinci (Florence) on April 14, 2016, that he had found the living descendants of Leonardo da Vinci.

Florence hosts the 3rd Annual Destination Wedding Planners Congress

Florence to host the top wedding planners

Monday, April 11, 2016 Editorial Staff Business

From 11 to 13th April 2016, Florence will host the top wedding planners from around the world.

Italy celebrates Internet Day on April 30

Italy celebrates 30 years of Internet connection

Saturday, April 9, 2016 Editorial Staff Tech

The Italian govenment announces Italy will mark the 30th anniversary of its connection to the Internet on April 30, 2016.

Festival dei Bambini 2016 con più di 100 eventi

Friday, April 8, 2016 Editorial Staff Italiano

Dal 15 al 17 aprile 2016 torna a Firenze il Festival dei Bambini. Più di 100 eventi gratuiti dedicati ai bambini tra 0 e 13 anni nel centro della città.

ENEL’s plans to set up ultra-broadband in Florence

Friday, April 8, 2016 Editorial Staff Tech

ENEL’s plans to set up ultra-broadband in Florence next autumn, Enel CEO Francesco Starace said on April 7, 2016.

Florence won the most visited museums ranking

Thursday, April 7, 2016 Editorial Staff Travel

Florence won the most visited museums ranking in Italy in 2015. Uffizi Gallery is at the 25th place in the world with 1,971,596 visitors.

The copy of the Marzocco statue is under restoration in Florence, Italy

The copy of the Marzocco is under restoration

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Editorial Staff Arts

The copy of the Marzocco statue in Florence is under restoration by a few days.

Middle East Now festival to be held in Florence

The Middle East Now Festival back to Florence

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Editorial Staff Life

Middle East Now Festival are returning to Florence on April 5-10, 2016 with the seventh edition.

The 9-meter long Pliocene whale found near Florence, Italy

When the Pliocene whales swam near Florence

Monday, April 4, 2016 Editorial Staff Life

There’s a whale in Florence. It dates back to the Pliocene, when the Mediterranean sea was far away only 18 km from the Tuscan capital.

The Etruscan stele was embedded in the foundations of a monumental temple where it had been for more than 2,500 years. (Credit: Mugello Valley Project)

Artifact from lost culture found in Mugello

Saturday, April 2, 2016 Editorial Staff Arts

Archaeologists in Italy have discovered what may be a rare sacred text in the Etruscan language that is likely to yield rich details about Etruscan worship of a god or goddess.