Florence Daily News

Florence may extend short-term rental limits beyond historic centre

Mayor Sara Funaro said the city is considering new restrictions in residential areas outside Florence’s historic centre.
A Historical Distance

According to a CENSIS survey, among Italians aged eighteen to forty-five, only sixteen percent say they would be ready to fight.
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.

Holidays in Tuscany for George Clooney, wife

Thursday, July 30, 2015 Editorial Staff Life

Holidays in Tuscany for George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin during the last week of July 2015.

Nuovo corso di musica di ESE Firenze

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Italiano

Un nuovo corso di strumento e canto è stato presentato dalla European School of Economics di Firenze (ESE), in collaborazione con il Teatro del Giglio di Lucca.

Consumers lower hope on economy, ISTAT says

Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Editorial Staff Business

Retailers were positive about current sales, but had lowered expectations on future sales, Istat says.

More than 50 Food Truck Festivals in Italy

Monday, July 27, 2015 Editorial Staff Business

More than 50 festivals throughout Italy that drew about 600,000 visitors last year: these are the numbers of the “food truck” in Italy, presented at Expo2015.

Web tourism, Tuscany wins the best reputation

Sunday, July 26, 2015 Editorial Staff Travel

Tuscany wins the best reputation among the Italian tourist destinations as revealed by the survey Digital Tourism.

Fiorentina sign Gilberto, extend Bernardeschi

Friday, July 24, 2015 Editorial Staff Sports

ACF Fiorentina announced that Federico Bernardeschi has signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until 30 June 2019.

The Bank of Italy raised its forecasts for growth in the economy, to 0.7% this year and rising to 1.5% in 2016, while predicting a dip in the jobless rate next year.

The Bank of Italy boosts growth forecasts

Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Editorial Staff Business

The Bank of Italy raised its forecasts for growth in the economy, to 0.7% this year and rising to 1.5% in 2016, while predicting a dip in the jobless rate next year.

Despite improvement, overall failures still high

Tourism sector bankruptcies decline in Italy

Monday, July 20, 2015 Editorial Staff Business

The first slight improvement since 2011 in bankruptcies among tourism operators occurred in the first half of 2015, a report by Confesercenti retailers’ association says.

Italy third in cloud computing for business

Friday, July 17, 2015 Editorial Staff Tech

Italy third in OECD study of cloud computing for business. Only Finland and Iceland have higher usage.

Looking for the shade in piazza Signoria, Florence

Seeking the shade along the streets of Florence

Thursday, July 16, 2015 Editorial Staff Travel

Italy continues to feel the heat of an African anticyclone that has sent temperatures soaring to nearly 40 degrees across the country and the islands, with experts on Thursday predicting the next couple of days to be the hottest of July.