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  • Tourist reported after climbing Florence’s Neptune Fountain

    The 28-year-old woman entered the historic fountain in Piazza della Signoria as part of a premarital challenge. Municipal police intervened on the spot.

  • WWII soldier missing in Tuscany identified after 81 years ahead of Italy’s Liberation Day

    The story of a U.S. soldier missing in the Tuscan mountains since 1944 has been resolved decades later, linking Florence to the wider memory of the Allied campaign that helped liberate Italy.

  • Vespa turns 80: Tuscany celebrates the global success of an Italian icon

    From its first prototype in post-war Italy to a worldwide symbol of design and mobility, Vespa celebrates its 80th anniversary with events in Tuscany and beyond.

  • Florence to mark Liberation Day with official ceremony at Palazzo Vecchio

    The city will commemorate the 81st anniversary of Italy’s Liberation on Saturday, 25 April 2026, with institutional events, memorials and cultural initiatives across Florence.

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Kym Kardashian and Kenye West

Kim and Kanye to wed at Florence’s Forte Belvedere

Sunday, May 18, 2014 Editorial Staff Life

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are planning to wedding in Florence, Italy.

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Fashion Frames strikes back in Florence for Pitti W

Saturday, May 17, 2014 Marco Gemelli Life

Next  June Palazzo Gaddi, in the very center of Florence, will host the second edition of “Fashion Frames”, with a dozen of young Italian and international designers that will show their creations during a cocktail party with art installation by Cristiano Petrucci and DJ set.

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Italian Police

British student raped in Florence pub bathroom

Saturday, May 17, 2014 Editorial Staff News

A British student was raped in Florence pub bathroom Thursday night. A professor reported the incident to the Italian police.

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Cala violina, Tuscany

Tuscany moves up, 18 blue flag beaches in 2014

Friday, May 16, 2014 Marco Bastiani Travel

In 2014 Italy can boast some 269 Blue Flag beaches in a total of 140 municipalities nationwide. The second region is Tuscany with 18 flags: one more than in 2013.

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The city of Florence lives in Financial Times (Video)

Thursday, May 15, 2014 Editorial Staff Business

The Tuscan city of Florence has key sectors in culture, education, fashion and lifestyle, and high technology is taking the local economy into the future. FDI Magazine’s editor-in-chief Courtney Fingar reports.

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Costa Concordia, Sponson S13 ready for installation

Costa Concordia flotation put off until July 20

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Editorial Staff News

The refloating of the Costa Concordia cruise ship has been put off from June until July 20, 2014.

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Fiorentina's Rossi to play in the Azzurri team

Soccer, Fiorentina’s Rossi set to play in World Cup

Tuesday, May 13, 2014 Editorial Staff Sports

Fiorentina forward Rossi Giuseppe Rossi and Parma’s Antonio Cassano were set to be among the 30 players coach Cesare Prandelli will name in his preliminary squad for the World Cup in Brazil on Tuesday.

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Cristina Acidini and Ferruccio Ferragamo sign the Uffizi's agreement

Uffizi: new rooms with a donation from Ferragamo

Monday, May 12, 2014 Marco Bastiani Arts

The Superintendent of Polo Museale Fiorentino signed an important agreement with Salvatore Ferragamo for the funding needed to break ground on a significant project to upgrade the air treatment and security systems of eight rooms in the Uffizi Gallery.

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Giorgio Napolitano

Napolitano in Florence: abstaining sends wrong answer

Saturday, May 10, 2014 Editorial Staff News

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano says election catastrophe not believable and abstaining in Euro vote sends wrong answer. Napolitano says election ‘catastrophe’ not believable.

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Crucified woman, 55-year old plumber arrested

Friday, May 9, 2014 Editorial Staff News

A man, 55, was arrested with charges to be the maniac who would kill a young Romanian outside Florence some days ago. He is a Florentine plumber.

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Tourist reported after climbing Florence’s Neptune Fountain

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

WWII soldier missing in Tuscany identified after 81 years ahead of Italy’s Liberation Day

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

BUSINESS

Cooking schools, ATMs restricted as Florence rules for centre take effect

Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Nutella Highlights Florence

A Jar in Orbit, a Tribute on Earth: Nutella Highlights Florence

Sunday, April 12, 2026

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Digital microneedles turn into QR codes for real-time health monitoring

Saturday, April 18, 2026

University of Pisa radiation sensors to fly on NASA’s Artemis II mission

Monday, April 13, 2026

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LIFE

Vespa turns 80: Tuscany celebrates the global success of an Italian icon

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Florence opens Maggio Musicale Festival with The Death of Klinghoffer

Monday, April 20, 2026

SPORTS

Florence Half Marathon draws 6,000 runners through city centre

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Abetone ski lifts to stay open through Easter, season extended to mid-April

Thursday, March 26, 2026

OPINIONS

Greece’s Social Media Ban for Under 15s Signals a Necessary Shift

Greece’s Social Media Ban for Under 15s Signals a Necessary Shift

Friday, April 10, 2026

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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

ITALIANO

The Nouvelle Carte d’Europe dressée pour 1870

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Sunday, February 15, 2026

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