Florence Daily News

New finds at San Casciano reveal early Etruscan medical centre

The 2025 excavations at the Bagno Grande sanctuary have dated the site to the late 5th century BC, reinforcing evidence of an important Etruscan medical centre.
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.

Ferragamo unveils a new store in Brisbane

Monday, October 1, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Business

Salvatore Ferragamo, one of the most recognized luxury brands in the world, announces the opening of its new store at Queen’s Plaza, Brisbane. Covering almost 160 square meters on one beautifully designed floor, the new store offers a complete range of Italian crafted products/accessories and a truly relaxing shopping environment to both the local customers and tourists to Brisbane.

Wine and olive trails on the hills of Tuscany

Monday, October 1, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Travel

The Wine Trail of the Pisa Hills is an itinerary through the Tuscan countryside, which highlights many small towns that boast great traditions. In the immediate vicinity of Pisa, the trail winds through farmlands, hills and valleys. It is a highly accessible itinerary and can be explored with environmentally-friendly alternatives to cars, like bicycles.

Florence’s interior design at Dubai’s ITF

Monday, October 1, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Business

More than 900 companies from 45 countries, with Italy in the top three at 110 companies, participated in Index, the premier Middle East interior design trade fair. Italian furniture exports to the Emirates followed a positive trend over the past decade, except for 2009-2010, when the global economic crisis cut swathes through the local real estate market, especially in Dubai.

Inter beat Fiorentina 2-1 with Milito and Cassano

Sunday, September 30, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Sports

Inter beat Fiorentina 2-1 to win their first Serie A home game of the season. Milito put Inter in front after converting a penalty kick, but the visitors managed to equalise through Romulo. Despite playing well, Fiorentina could not stop Cassano from scoring a second goal for the home side and ended the game empty-handed.

“Way of Love”, watch the rockslide slammed

Sunday, September 30, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

A rockslide slammed into Italy’s popular Way of Love hiking trail in the coastal Cinque Terre resort area, injuring four Australian women. One was crushed by rocks and another was knocked off the steep path. Cinque Terre (Five Lands) is a rugged portion of coast on the Italian Riviera. It is in the Liguria region, close to Tuscany.

Watch the bus on fire on the Autopalio highway

Sunday, September 30, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

On the afternoon of September 27, the Fire Department in Florence have taken on the Autopalio, the Firenze-Siena highway (on the road to Florence near the exit of Bargino), for overheating brakes of a bus on fire. The Fire Department, thanks to a Fire Engine and a Tank Truck, poured cold water on the vehicle by putting in security.

Bill Clinton had a picture with illegal vendors

Sunday, September 30, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

Small sightseeing tour in Florence for former U.S. President Bill Clinton. He was in Tuscany for an holiday. Many tourists has asked for a picture with him, but the only ones that Clinton granted a flash were some illegal immigrants vendors who were selling their goods via Calzaioli. At the end of the walk, close to Ponte Santa Trinita, Clinton said: “I felt young again.”

Clinton in Florence to visit the vintage cars exhibition

Saturday, September 29, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

The former president of the United States, Bill Clinton, will arrive in Florence today at 5:30 pm. He will be accommodated at Four Season hotel where he would spend the night, to fly away early in the morning. In the garden of the hotel, the marvelous Giardino Della Gherardesca, is an ongoing exhibition vintage car and it seems that the former president cared very to visit it, because it also contains its own car.

Battle of Anghiari, removed the scaffolding

Saturday, September 29, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

It returns “visible” the wall of the Salone dei Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Until yesterday, the wall was occupied by scaffolding used for the “hunt” to the lost painting by Leonardo Da Vinci, the “Battle of Anghiari.” The Ministry of Cultural Heritage has not given permission to continue the investigation funded by National Geographic and led by Professor Maurizio Seracini.

Captain Schettino claims credit for crew prize

Saturday, September 29, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

The crew of the cruise liner Costa Concordia was awarded the title of ‘Seafarer of the year’ in the Lloyd’s List Global awards 2012. “Captain Francesco Schettino was delighted to know that his crew was awarded the prize ‘for the courage and professional skills’ shown during the Costa Concordia shipwreck, off the shores of Giglio Island”, a statement of the law firm defending Schettino.