Florence Daily News

White Christmas at Abetone as snow falls and ski lifts operate

Snowfall on Christmas Eve has raised hopes in the Abetone and Val di Luce ski area, where facilities are open and visitors are arriving for the holiday period.
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.

World Conference on Biostimulants in Agriculture 2015, a cutting event towards EXPO 2015

EXPO, World Forum on Biostimulants in Florence

Thursday, February 20, 2014 Editorial Staff News

A cutting edge event which explores the High Tech Agriculture, handled also by EXPO 2015, the Universal Exposition helds in Milan in 2015: Florence Convention Bureau wins the World Congress on the Use of Biostimulants 2015, in program at the Firenze Fiera Fiera Congress & Exhibition Center from 17 to 19 November 2015.

Medieval Skeletons Found at Uffizi Gallery

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 Editorial Staff Arts

Dozens of skeletons was found under the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. According to archaeologists, it was found a medieval mass grave near the renowned museum.

Tests could confirm Mona Lisa model’s identity

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 Editorial Staff Arts

Italian experts are closing in on conclusive evidence of the identity of the sitter for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, one of the most iconic works in the history of art.

Karen Knorr (Francoforte 1954) The Work of Art on the Age of Mechanical Reproduction 1986-1988 Cibachrome print / Ilfochrome mounted on aluminium London, Karen Knorr

Getting Reacquainted with Michelangelo

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 Editorial Staff Arts

As part of the celebrations to commemorate the four-hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the death of Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Galleria dell’Accademia of Florence in collaboration with Fratelli Alinari IDEA present an exhibition that deals with the complex theme of the renewed interest and admiration for the artist from the XIX century until today.

Matteo Renzi's last speech as mayor in Palazzo Vecchio

Renzi will become the 3rd premier from Florence

Monday, February 17, 2014 Editorial Staff News

Democratic Party’s secretary Matteo Renzi was given a mandate to try to form a government from Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Monday. He will be the third prime minister from the Tuscan capital since the beginnings of the Italian Republic.

Clooney asks the return of Mona Lisa in Florence

Sunday, February 16, 2014 Editorial Staff Arts

There is a new famous testimonial for the return of Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous portrait, the Mona Lisa, to the city of Florence from the Louvre Museum in Paris. The american actor George Clooney warned that he would make the provocative call for the Mona Lisa to leave its French sanctuary

Inter Milan beats Fiorentina 2-1

Saturday, February 15, 2014 Editorial Staff Sports

Inter Milan won 2-1 at Fiorentina in Serie A on Saturday to keep alive its faint hopes of qualifying for the Champions League. Substitute Mauro Icardi scored what was to prove the winner in the 65th when he volleyed home Yuto Nagatomo’s cross, although there was a suspicion of offside.