Florence Daily News

Christmas and New Year openings at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence

Special holiday openings are planned across Florence’s main state museums, with full closure only on 25 and 29 December.
Marino Marini: a painter rediscovered in Pistoia

A major exhibition at Palazzo Fabroni focuses on the painted work of one of Italy’s leading 20th-century artists, best known internationally for his sculpture.
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.

Sharing an experience during the #MuseumWeek

Monday, March 2, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

Some 50 Italian museums take part in global #MuseumWeek. Event brings institutions together via Twitter social network.

Europa League, Fiorentina-Roma in round two

Sunday, March 1, 2015 Editorial Staff Sports

Premier Matteo Renzi commented on the fact that Roma and Fiorentina were drawn against each other in the last 16 of the Europa League: «Of all the possibilities…it had to be Roma! #EuropaLeague».

Frodi, da Firenze la difesa del made in Italy

Friday, February 27, 2015 Editorial Staff Italiano

Corpo Forestale dello Stato e Camera di Commercio di Firenze hanno sottoscritto un accordo per combattere le contraffazioni dell’olio extravergine d’oliva toscano.

Italians don’t love Italian, Crusca Academy says

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Editorial Staff Life

Italians don’t really love their language, opening the way to increasing use of Anglicisms on the peninsula, Crusca Academy President Claudio Marazzini.

#Italy, the Extraordinary Commonplace (VIDEO)

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Editorial Staff News

Italy is making waves by turning stereotypes on their head — and selling the world its more serious side.

Aspettando #Expo2015… Pitti Taste compie 10 anni

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Editorial Staff Italiano

Dal 7 al 9 marzo 2015, alla Stazione Leopolda di Firenze, un’edizione speciale celebra il decimo compleanno del salone-evento dedicato alle eccellenze del gusto e alla cultura del cibo di qualità.

Waiting for #Expo2015… Pitti Taste is 10 years old

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Editorial Staff News

From 7 to 9 March 2015, at the Stazione Leopolda in Florence, a special edition will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the fair-event dedicated to excellence in taste and the culture of quality food.

Barcaccia Fountain devasted by Feyanoord supporters

Fiorentina-Tottenham, mille poliziotti di rinforzo

Monday, February 23, 2015 Editorial Staff Italiano

Perché non si ripetano le devastazioni di Rona circa mille agenti di rinforzo, oltre ai 300 normalmente impiegati, saranno inviati a Firenze in occasione della partita di Europa League Fiorentina-Tottenham di giovedì 26 febbraio 2015.

Hidden Greek Bronze to unveil in Florence

Monday, February 23, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

After lingering for more than a century in storage at the Archaeological Museum of Florence, an historical bronze horse head once owned by Lorenzo the Magnificent is undergoing restoration.

#Expo2015, 28 opere dagli Uffizi a Milano

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Editorial Staff Italiano

Il primo maggio a Milano si aprirà a Milano l’Expo 2015. In effetti già dal 12 marzo sarà possibile ammirare alcune opere d’arte provenienti dai musei del Polo Fiorentino nelle varie sedi espositive (a Milano, Monza e Verona) che contribuiranno a rendere eccezionale l’evento.