Florence Daily News

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.
EUI marks 50 years with three-day programme in Florence

The anniversary of the EU’s main postgraduate institution will be marked by debates, exhibitions and public events open to the city.
Tourist reported after climbing Florence’s Neptune Fountain

The 28-year-old woman entered the historic fountain in Piazza della Signoria as part of a premarital challenge. Municipal police intervened on the spot.

Uffizi, Botticelli room to reopen on October 18

Friday, July 29, 2016 Editorial Staff Arts

The Botticelli room in the Uffizi, closed for months for retrofitting, re-open on Tuesday October 18, 2016.

The Maremma beaches on alert for sharks

Thursday, July 28, 2016 Editorial Staff Travel

Some sharks viewed a few dozen meters from the Tuscan coast, accordinf to lLifeguards at a resort close to Marina di Grosseto.

The dissident artist Ai Weiwei to exhpose in Florence during autumn 2016

Dissident artist Ai Weiwei to exhibit in Florence

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 Editorial Staff Arts

Starting September 23, 2016 and running till January 22, 2017, Palazzo Strozzi in Florence will present Italy’s first major retrospective dedicated to one of the world’s most celebrated and influential contemporary artists: Ai Weiwei. Libero.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, a tourist in Tuscany

Tuesday, July 26, 2016 Editorial Staff Travel

Movie star and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger spent some days off in Tuscany this summer.

Jeff Bezos’ lunch at the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

Monday, July 25, 2016 Editorial Staff Business

The Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is in Florence for vacation and last Friday July 22, 2016 had lunch at the Palazzo Vecchio with the Italian premier Matteo Renzi.

Pokemon spotted at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy

Pokémon spotted inside Uffizi, Boboli garden

Thursday, July 21, 2016 Editorial Staff Tech

The animated critters of the famous cell phone game Pokémon Go have been sighted in the dozens in the Uffizi museum, some workers say in these days.

John Currin paintings displayed in Museo Bardini, Florence

John Currin paintings at the Bardini museum

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Editorial Staff Arts

The artist John Currin is the protagonist of an exhibit at Museo Stefano Bardini of Florence until October 2nd, 2016.

The mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, aims to finalize the Arno walkway created few days ago to help to restore Lungarno Torrigiani, where a 200-meter-long hole opened up May 25, 2016.

A walkway over the Arno river along the chasm

Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Editorial Staff News

The mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, aims to finalize the Arno walkway created few days ago to help to restore Lungarno Torrigiani, where a 200-meter-long hole opened up May 25, 2016.

The Black David statue is flying in piazza della Repubblica, Florence, Italy

Black David unveiled in wake of Nice attack

Monday, July 18, 2016 Editorial Staff News

A black lying copy of Michelangelo’s David statue was unveiled in Florence’s Piazza della Repubblica to symbolize the suffering in the aftermath of the Nice attack.