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.

The International Handicrafts Trade Fair is an event organized at Fortezza da Basso

Waiting for the 78th Intl. Handicrafts Trade Fair

Thursday, February 6, 2014 Editorial Staff Life

The 78th edition of the International Handicrafts Trade Fair, taking place in Florence, Italy, from the 24th April to the 1st May 2014. It will turn the Fortezza da Basso into a live working site open to new trends, projects, curious creations from Italy and from over 50 foreign Countries.

Aboard Marine One, President Barack Obama looks out over the central valley of California with Rep. Jim Costa and Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer as they fly to an event in Firebaugh, Calif., Feb. 14, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama in Italy, U.S. Worth 2% of GDP

Saturday, February 1, 2014 Editorial Staff Business

Just a few weeks before President of the United States Barack Obama, scheduled for March 27, 2014, a study of Unioncamere Toscana estimate the impact of the relationships with the United States in different Italian regions.

Google Italia raises the craft of Florence (VIDEO)

Saturday, February 1, 2014 Editorial Staff Business

Has been activated by a few days the site where Google are displayed to the world some Italian excellence in the world of craft and agribusiness.

President of Turkey’s visit to Florence canceled

Friday, January 31, 2014 Editorial Staff News

Gül was scheduled to move on to Florence, but the visit was canceled due to inclement weather conditions. Gül was expected to meet with the mayor and the governor of Florence.

The Italian conductor Claudio Abbado died at 80

Monday, January 20, 2014 Editorial Staff News

Tributes flowed Monday for world-renowned conductor Claudio Abbado, whose long career in such cities as Milan, London, Vienna, Chicago and Berlin was remembered along with his devotion to music and Italian culture.

Heavy rain causes landslides in Tuscany

Tuesday, January 14, 2014 Editorial Staff News

Two villages in Tuscany were left isolated on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, after a landslide cut off road connections with the nearest town amid heavy rains.

A laurel wreath to remember Costa Concordia shipwreck two years ago

Monday, January 13, 2014 Editorial Staff News

A laurel wreath was lowered in the water Monday, January 13, 2014, at the site of the Costa Concordia, two years after the mammoth cruise ship rammed into a rock formation on Tuscany’s Island of Giglio, killing 32 people on board and injuring hundreds more.

Florence brands celebrate Pitti fashion fair

Thursday, January 9, 2014 Editorial Staff Business

Pucci, Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ermanno Scervino and Roberto Cavalli are the five Florence-born brands at the centre of events, exhibits and fashion shows celebrating in June the 60th anniversary of the Centro di Firenze per la Moda Italiana which promotes Italian fashion through biannual international trade fair Pitti.

Pitti Uomo 85, a contemporary global lifestyle

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 Editorial Staff Business

Pitti Uomo 85 interprets contemporary menswear and with each edition it redraws the map of the fair, focusing on the products and looks that are leading today’s markets. Pitti Uomo is scheduled in Florence, Fortezza da Basso, 7-10 January 2014.

New Year’s Day 2014 in Florence: ZTL non-stop and shuttles to downtown

Tuesday, December 31, 2013 Editorial Staff News

Night of celebration for the New Year’Eve 2014 in Florence, Italy. Visitors and resident should remember some different rules and restrictions for the circulation.