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  • Restored Madonna della Pura Returns to Public View at Santa Maria Novella

    The historic Marian image has been restored thanks to the support of Friends of Florence.

  • Words That Decide the World: Dêmos, Krátos, Femicide

    Some words do more than describe reality: they help define it.

  • Le parole che decidono il mondo: dèmos, kràtos, femminicidio

    Alcune parole non si limitano a descrivere la realtà: contribuiscono a definirla.

  • Uffizi reopens Botticelli rooms with Venus and Primavera facing each other

    The museum’s two most famous Renaissance paintings now stand opposite one another in a redesigned display.

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Lobster rules changes in Italy

Lobsters mustn’t be kept in ice, a court says

Saturday, June 17, 2017 Editorial Staff News

Lobsters mustn’t be kept in ice because they suffer too much, Italy’s court said. But it does not violate any law put the crustaceans to boil them alive.

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Pitti Bimbo 85

Pitti bimbo 85, big names and special projects

Thursday, June 15, 2017 Editorial Staff Business

Scheduled to be held from 22 to 24 June 2017 at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Pitti Bimbo 85 is the most important international fair dedicated to children’s fashion and lifestyles.

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La Specola

La Specola, a wax museum close to Palazzo Pitti

Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Editorial Staff Arts

The Museum of Zoology and Natural History, best known as La Specola, is an eclectic natural history museum in Florence, central Italy, located next to the Pitti Palace.

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Contemporary art at the Forte Belvedere

Contemporary works of art at Forte di Belvedere

Monday, June 12, 2017 Editorial Staff Arts

Over one hundred works, exhibited at Forte di Belvedere, Florence, and in some of the  symbolic places of our heritage.

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Stefano Pioli

Serie A, Stefano Pioli takes over at ACF Fiorentina

Tuesday, June 6, 2017 Editorial Staff Sports

ACF Fiorentina announced that Stefano Pioli is their new coach.

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The controversial railing on the Ponte Santa Trinita

The reckless selfies and the controversial railing

Thursday, June 1, 2017 Editorial Staff Travel

To discourage too many reckless tourists who don’t hesitate to climb on ledges of Ponte Santa Trinita in Florence, to take selfies, the municipality decided to install safety barriers. The railings have opened a debate.

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Via de' Neri

Wet sidewalks to keep tourists from sitting

Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Editorial Staff Travel

Wet sidewalks to keep tourists from sitting in the center of Florence, especially during the lunch time, Mayor Dario Nardella said.

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Laura Biagiotti

Laura Biagiotti dies, her first collection showed in Florence

Friday, May 26, 2017 Editorial Staff News

talian fashion designer Laura Biagiotti dies in Rome. She was 73. Her solo career began in Florence in 1972.

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The regional court of Lazio

Court strikes down 5 museum director appointments

Thursday, May 25, 2017 Editorial Staff News

Lazio regional administrative court (TAR) has struck down five of the 20 appointments for top Italian museums that were recently put out to international selection to attract the best possible candidates.

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The Medici Vase after restoration

Uffizi Gallery, the Medici Vase has been restored

Wednesday, May 24, 2017 Editorial Staff Arts

The huge Neo-Attic krater known as the Medici Vase has been restored and is again ready for display in the Uffizi.

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SPORTS

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Monday, June 1, 2026

Eroica Montalcino returns with around 2,500 cyclists expected in Val d’Orcia

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

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Words That Decide the World: Dêmos, Krátos, Femicide

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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