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In Florence the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore organizes on January 6 a historical re-enactment of the visit of Three Wise Men. The historical parade, led by the Three Wise Men, is made up of 800 people and includes figures from the Old Florentine Republic.
Visitors can greet the new year at national archeological sites and museums across Italy on Tuesday, as many institutions will open their doors even on the January 1 holiday. The Uffizi’s exhibit “I Mai Visti”, showing a series of 44 marble Caesar busts, will be the only part of the museum to open on January 1.
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New Year’s Eve 2013 in Florence is beginning to take shape, and will include the Italian group Subsonica led by Samuel. A live performance that promises to be full of surprises, but retains the classic combination of the past: it will be in piazza della Stazione and will be free.
Prosecutors in Grosseto have ended their investigation into the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster leaving defense attorneys for the accused 20 days to deposit their replies. Schettino and nine other crew members are accused of manslaughter for the death of 32 people after the Costa Concordia cruise liner ran aground off the Giglio Island.
Tuscany’s world-famous wine Chianti has had a name change for the Chinese market, President of the Consorzio Vino Chianti Giovanni Busi said on Thursday. “To avoid mistakes or fraud we decided to register the trademark in China with a Chinese name,” Busi said.
Italy’s charms appear somewhat resistant to the economic and financial crisis, as international tourists spent almost 3% more in the country this year, the Bank of Italy said Wednesday. Bookings from the United States are expected to increase by 5% to 15% Interest in Italy is also very high among Brazilians, the ENIT survey found.
Italian scientists have created a new gravitational antenna to improve the measurement of the tiniest subjects. Their results, published in the journal Nature Physics, should help in measurement of a point, millions of times smaller than the atom, where Einstein’s theory of relativity meets quantum mechanics.
Experts said Friday they believed they had uncovered a scale model of the famous masonry dome of Florence’s S. Maria del Fiore designed by Filippo Brunelleschi during excavations to expand the cathedral museum. The discovery was presented during an official site visit to the Duomo museum.
Fiorentina’s match against Siena was a one-way game. The early match at 12:30 on the 17th day of Serie A football saw the Florentines dominating play in the Tuscan derby, beating Siena 4-1. For Siena, Cosmi initially counted on Angelo’s re-entering – he was then replaced by Sestu because of an injury – on Rubin and Larrondo, who exited at half time in favor of Coppola.
Weather’s jokes, for Tuscan wine: two swinging winters and two dry summers have meant that a wine region geographically cold as Chianti Rufina has produced very alcoholic wines. It’s one among the main issues raised at the meeting organized by the consortium Chianti Rufina DOCG to taste the wines of the 22 wineries represented.