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.

New flight Florence-Prague (VIDEO)

Monday, March 4, 2013 Editorial Staff Travel

New direct air link between Florence and Prague. The flight will be carried out from April 1 by Czech Airlines with four weekly flights and prices from € 119 round trip. The new flight will also connect with other destinations like Moscow, Budapest and Warsaw. In our report David Vitàsek, country manager for Czech Airlines, speaks about the new flight.

Raphael, an exhibition in Tokyo

Saturday, March 2, 2013 Editorial Staff Arts

“Raphael”, a name… and a title. “Raphael”, with no need for any further embellishment, is the name of an exhibition due to open in the rooms of Tokyo’s National Museum of Western Art on 2 March and to run for three months thereafter.

Bologna beats Fiorentina in Appennine derby

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Editorial Staff Sports

Adem Ljajic had put Fiorentina ahead in the 27th, using an angled shot to finish off a counterattack for his third goal in two matches. But it was not enough. Bologna came back from a goal down to beat visiting Fiorentina 2-1 Tuesday in the Appenine derby, which was postponed by two days due to snow.

Florence welcomes the masterpieces from Ferrara

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Editorial Staff Arts

A new exhibition, hosted in two prestigious museum premises of the Oltrarno in Florence, will display an extensive selection from the museum of the Galleries of Modern and Contemporary Art of Ferrara.

A Dabate on Italy and the Rights of Others

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 Editorial Staff News

Guido Tintori, Marie Curie Fellow at the Institute for History, University of Leiden and Rainer Bauböck, Professor of Social and Political Theory and Dean of Graduate Studies, European University Institute Tuesday, March 5th at 6:00 pm will speak on Italy and the Rights of Others – Reflections on national belonging in Italy between emigration and immigration.

An idea of beauty in Florence

Monday, February 25, 2013 Editorial Staff Arts

An Idea of Beauty, on view at the Centre for Contemporary Culture Strozzina (CCCS) at Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, sets out to explore the work of eight contemporary international artists and will encourage visitors to reconsider the concept of beauty and to question not only the ‘need’ for it but also its function, value and purpose.

Weather alert for snow and rain in Tuscany

Friday, February 22, 2013 Editorial Staff News

Snow, ice and rain over the Italian general elections, even in Tuscany. The bad weather will continue across much of Italy through early Monday, according to the Tuscan Protezione civile.

Girl slapped, called racial slurs caught on tape in Tuscany

Thursday, February 21, 2013 Editorial Staff News

Italian police said Wednesday they are investigating the bullying of a young woman of colour who suffered a beating and endured racial slurs – all captured on video and later shared on the Internet.

Marrying in Florence is a dream come true

Thursday, February 21, 2013 Editorial Staff Life

Marrying in Florence is the dream of many foreign people like Americans, British, Japanese, South Americans who come to Florence to legally marry. Now it is possible to legally wed open air and in the magnificent Garden of the Roses and in other beautiful places in the heart of the Tuscan city.

Uffizi fresco finally fixed

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Editorial Staff Arts

A piece of a 16th-century fresco that fell from the ceiling of a corridor in Florence’s Uffizi Gallery on February 6 has been put back, Florentine museums chief Cristina Acidini said Wednesday. “The restoration achieved the expected results and the fresco is nicely back together,” she said.