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.

Plaque on Via San Remigio recording the level of the 1333 flood

The first great flood of Arno today… in 1333

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Editorial Staff News

The first great recorded flood of the Arno was today (November 4) in 1333. It killed more than 3,000 people, according to Giovanni Villani’s chronicle.

Pitti presents the 79th edition of Modaprima

Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Editorial Staff Business

From Friday 20 to Sunday 22 November, at Stazione Leopolda in Florence, Pitti Immagine presents the 79th edition of Modaprima, the fair for menswear and womenswear clothing and accessories collections.

Artemio Franchi stadium, Florence, Italy

Inter, Fiorentina overtake Roma at top of Serie A

Monday, November 2, 2015 Editorial Staff Sports

Inter Milan beat AS Roma 1-0 at the San Siro on Saturday to overtake the visitors and go joint top of Serie A alongside Fiorentina.

Catholic Novel Set In Florence Wins Book Award

Monday, November 2, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

The Annunciation is a love story that connects to an assassination plot on Pope John Paul II where religious students are studying frescos at the San Marco convent in Florence, Italy.

Prince of Dreams. The Medici’s Joseph Tapestries by Pontormo and Bronzino

The Medici’s Joseph Tapestries in Palazzo Vecchio

Sunday, November 1, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

The Prince of Dreams: Jospeh into Medici tapestries by Pontormo and Bronzino is opened in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, until February 15, 2016.

Tuscan farmers schedule the Red Meat Week

Saturday, October 31, 2015 Editorial Staff Business

uscan farmers belonging to the Coldiretti labour union have launched a counter-offensive in defense of salami and Florentine beefsteaks, declaring a ‘red meat’ week from Saturday to November 7.