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Famous Brunello di Montalicino producer Franco Biondi Santi, dubbed the “gentleman of Brunello” died on Sunday at the age of 91.
Read moreFlorence cultural authorities on Friday moved to repair Pio Fedi’s Rape of Polyxena in the Loggia dei Lanzi in the central Piazza della Signoria following the removal of a finger in the latest act of vandalism against the statue.
Read moreThe Renaissance Ring is a hiking and mountain bike proposal: 178 km around Florence, focussing on Filippo Brunelleschi’s Dome, which is the Cathedral’s Dome, through woodland and cultivated country.
Read moreThis famous Florentine ceremony dates back to the distant times of the First Crusade, launched to free the Holy Sepulchre from the hands of the infidels.
Read moreThe Studio art Department at Syracuse University to present the solo exhibition “Private geography: art as a materla epiphany” by the artist Caterina Sbrana and curated by Paola Bortolotti on March 25th, 2013.
Read moreTo celebrate the twentieth birthday of the initiative, 700 cultural sites in all Italian regions will be open and it is possible to visit hundreds of special sites, that are often inaccessible to the public.
Read moreFlorence Mayor Matteo Renzi says he is interested in running for premier if Italians have to go back to elections after an inconclusive vote last month. “If the conditions are right, I would,” he told Italian weekly l’Espresso.
Read moreA Florence court on Wednesday acquitted Italian financier and former construction magnate Salvatore Ligresti and former Florence city councilman Graziano Cioni of corruption charges related to a mega-construction project in the Castello area of the city.
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Black smoke appeared over the Vatican following the second morning of the cardinals’ conclave on Wednesday, signalling that so far the second day of voting has failed to produce a new pope. Follow the White smoke watch live on the Florence Daily News home page.
“We were more practical today. I introduced Marcelo Larrondo for Stevan Jovetic because we needed different characteristics. I admit Luca Toni was offside on the second goal.” Vincenzo Montella speaks after the match Fiorentina-Chievo.
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