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  • 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.

  • Florence opens Maggio Musicale Festival with The Death of Klinghoffer

    The contemporary opera by John Adams inaugurates the 88th edition of the festival, drawing attention for its subject and staging.

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The Renaissance Spring from Florence to Paris

Botticelli’s Annunciation exhibit opens in Jerusalem

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 Editorial Staff Arts

The Botticelli masterpiece “The Annunciation of San Martino alla Scala” will have pride of place in one of the Museum of Israel’s most important halls in Jerusalem starting Tuesday.

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The Renaissance Spring from Florence to Paris

The Renaissance Spring, from Florence to the Louvre in Paris

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 Editorial Staff Arts

Uffizi's Botticelli Annunciation not going to IsraelFrom Palazzo Strozzi in Florence to the Louvre in Paris: after its Florentine stop, the exhibition “The Renaissance Spring. Sculpture and the Arts in Florence, 1400-1460” opens at the Parisian museum on Thursday, September 26.

 

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Salvatore Ferragamo, one of the world’s most renowned luxury brands, announces the reopening of its women’s flagship store on via Montenapoleone, Milan

Ferragamo re-opens in Milan’s via Montenapoleone

Friday, September 20, 2013 Editorial Staff Business

Salvatore Ferragamo, one of the world’s most renowned luxury brands, announces the reopening of its women’s flagship store on via Montenapoleone, Milan, following a complete refit with an entirely new concept.

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Hard Rock's smoked month in Florence, Italy

Hard Rock Florence to announce the Southern & Smoked Month

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Editorial Staff Life

Hard Rock International is turning up the heat to announce the arrival of “Southern & Smoked Month” at Hard Rock Cafe Florence in Italy. Until Monday 30 September, all visitors to the Hard Rock restaurant will be encouraged to wrap their lips around a smokin’ hot selection of Smokehouse menu options.

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Concordia, the parbuckling operation has been successfully completed

Costa Concordia, the parbuckling operation has been completed

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Editorial Staff News

At 4 am Cet the parbuckling operation has been successfully completed. The wreck is now upright and resting safely on the specially built artificial sea bed, at a depth of approximately 30 meters. 

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Costa Concordia salvage operation live

Costa Concordia salvage: wach the 8 hours long operation

Monday, September 16, 2013 Editorial Staff News

Follow developments as the Costa Concordia, thanks to RT RUSSIA watch cameras.

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Concordia wreck removal project

Costa Concordia, the parbuckling project

Saturday, September 14, 2013 Editorial Staff News

The Concordia wreck removal is an extremely complex technical engineering feat – considered the biggest salvage ever attempted on a ship of its size – with the deployment of the finest international expertise, state-of-the-art technology and unprecedented financial resources.

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Uffizi's Botticelli Annunciation not going to Israel

Uffizi Gallery’s Botticelli Annunciation not going to Israel

Thursday, September 12, 2013 Editorial Staff Arts

Sandro Botticelli’s famous Annunciation of St. Martin alla Scala will not be travelling to Israel for a planned months-long exhibition as previously announced, the culture ministry said last week.

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UCI Road World Championships Toscana 2013 are approaching

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Editorial Staff Sports

The UCI Road World Championships taking place between the 22nd and the 29th of September are the most important sport event in Italy for this year. Fans of cycling will have the opportunity to see the different races (Road races and time trials) and assist to the endeavours of the cycling champions.

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Villa La Pietra (Sailko - CC)

La Pietra Dialogues, read the new season debates

Monday, September 2, 2013 Editorial Staff News

LPD convenes some of the world’s foremost scholars, policy makers, practitioners, business leaders, public intellectuals and artists whose ideas and work have made a significant cultural or intellectual contribution to global society and the revival of the spirit of humanism for which Florence is known.

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

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Florence to mark Liberation Day with official ceremony at Palazzo Vecchio

Monday, April 20, 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

TECH

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

Artists on the Journalist’s Couch

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

ITALIANO

The Nouvelle Carte d’Europe dressée pour 1870

L’Europa come creatura nervosa

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Il rischio idrogeologico divide Regione Toscana e Comune a Signa

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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