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  • FAI Spring Days return on 21–22 March, opening rarely accessible sites across Tuscany

    The annual initiative organised by the Italian National Trust will offer free access to hundreds of historic and cultural sites across Italy.

  • Florence brings back summer night-time car restrictions, businesses protest

    The seasonal restriction on cars in Florence’s historic centre will return on Thursday nights from early April until October 2026.

  • Archaeological artefacts rediscovered in storage at Uffizi Galleries

    Research links the pieces to a collection confiscated after the Second World War.

  • Rome–Florence high-speed rail line to close for works on 11–12 April 2026

    The disruption will also affect services on Monday 13 April, when fewer trains than usual are expected to run.

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Florence cathedral museum launches free audio guide app for visitors

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 Editorial Staff Tech

A new smartphone app offers free audio guides in Italian and English at the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo.

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Extra concert announced at Florence’s Maggio, conducted by Zubin Mehta

Extra concert announced at Florence’s Maggio, conducted by Zubin Mehta

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Editorial Staff Life

The performance on January 21, 2026 replaces the Russian ballet evening that was cancelled earlier this month.

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Florence restores the historic door of the Brindellone depot

Florence restores the historic door of the Brindellone depot

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Editorial Staff Life

The 11-metre-high entrance, considered the tallest door in Europe still in use for a civil building, will be inaugurated on Sunday January 18, 2026.

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Florence hosts protest in support of Iranian people amid nationwide unrest

Monday, January 12, 2026 Editorial Staff News

Demonstration in Piazza Santa Maria Novella highlights solidarity from the city and its institutions as Iranian exiles describe a decisive phase of protests in Iran.

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Florence high-speed trains will not stop at Santa Maria Novella in late January

Monday, January 12, 2026 Editorial Staff Travel

A planned rail interruption will force high-speed trains to bypass Florence’s main station on 24–25 January.

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Casentino Cloth: When a Fabric Becomes Memory — and Risks Disappearing

Sunday, January 11, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Business

Arriving today in the towns of the Casentino valley in search of a coat means confronting a heavy silence.

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Tuscany’s airports close record 2025 with almost 10 million passengers

Saturday, January 10, 2026 Editorial Staff Travel

Traffic reached unprecedented levels at both Florence and Pisa, with growth recorded in every month of the year.

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Florence brings Giacomo Balla back into focus at Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni

Florence brings Giacomo Balla back into focus at Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni

Friday, January 9, 2026 Editorial Staff Arts

Two works by the Italian Futurist are on display in Florence as part of a rotating exhibition drawn from the Roberto Casamonti Collection.

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International tensions lead Maggio Musicale to suspend Zakharova–Repin ballet

Friday, January 9, 2026 Editorial Staff News

The theatre cites the current international climate as incompatible with the staging of the performances.

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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes - The sleep of reason produces monsters (No. 43), from Los Caprichos - Google Art Project. Public domani

When Power Stops Answering to Institutions

Thursday, January 8, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

The latest episodes of institutional violence are no longer mere incidents. They signal a drift in which force precedes responsibility and the individual replaces the institution’s function.

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NEWS

Horse patrols deployed in Florence parks as spring brings more visitors

Friday, March 13, 2026

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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

BUSINESS

Florence-based Menarini reports €4.9 billion revenue in 2025

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Florence issues 30 fines in first weeks of new outdoor dining rules

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

TECH

Florence has a new bridge over the Arno: watch the timelapse

Friday, February 27, 2026
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Thursday, February 5, 2026

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LIFE

FAI Spring Days return on 21–22 March, opening rarely accessible sites across Tuscany

Monday, March 16, 2026

Florence to name Maggio Musicale theatre after conductor Vittorio Gui

Friday, March 13, 2026

SPORTS

Two Tuscan athletes competing at the Milan–Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games

Monday, March 9, 2026

Ben Stiller’s Super Bowl ad features an 80s dance track born in Tuscany

Monday, February 9, 2026

OPINIONS

When Art is Measured by the Box Office

Sunday, March 8, 2026

History Doesn’t Repeat Itself

Saturday, March 7, 2026

ITALIANO

The Nouvelle Carte d’Europe dressée pour 1870

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Sunday, February 15, 2026

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