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.

NYC, end of summer with Italian tradition

Friday, September 7, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Life

The Grande Festa Italiana A Great End of Summer Tradition! Wednesday 9/5 to Sunday 9/9 at Washington Port, NY, USA. Fireworks, Pasta Making Demo, Live Music, Gambling Tent, Rides and Famous Italian Food Tent, and more. The largest and oldest Italian feast on Long Island is a great way to end summer with a bang.

More than 1,000 experts at the ISWA Congress

Friday, September 7, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Business

Already more than 1,000 waste experts from all over the world registered for the ISWA World Congress 2012 which will take place 17-19 September in Florence, Italy. The Florence World Solid Waste Congress 2012 is an important event of this sector. The Congress location is at the Palazzo dei Congressi adjacent to the Santa Maria Novella mainline railway station in the City center.

The Holy Bible of Marco Polo exhibited in Tuscany

Thursday, September 6, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Arts

The bible of Marco Polo has a rich history that expands over 700 years, a fascinating testament to the first evidence of contact between Dante Alighieri’s Europe and Kublai Khan’s China. The ancient Latin manuscript was composed in 1235 and at the end of the XIII century it left for China, remaining there for over four hundred years.

ICCA returns to Italy to talk of the economy

Thursday, September 6, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Business

Francesca Manzani, Board Member of the International Congress & Convention Association ICCA, the main congress association at international level representing the entire sector from PCO’s to convention centers, convention bureaux and airlines, welcomed in Italy the President of ICCA, Arnaldo Nardone from Uruguay and her ICCA Board Member colleagues coming from Denmark, South Africa, Spain and the Netherlands.

The Fifth Light, exhibition by Vlastimil Kosvanec

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Arts

The Fifth Light – exhibition by Vlastimil Kosvanec The exhibition, organized thanks to the Province of Florence and presented by Museum Martinengo Villagana, Villachiara-Brescia, is produced in an Italian city for the first time. The exhibition project counts the presence of 36 works of the Boehmian artist Vlastimil Košvanec (Prague, 1887-1961) divided into five “rooms” of Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence.

Mayor Renzi to attend at the DNC in Charlotte

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

Equality and Economic Opportunities in 21st Century Cities: “Lessons from the U.S. and Around the World” Organized in partnership with the Charlotte 2012 Host Committee, the Center for American Progress Action Fund and the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Featuring: Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law School professor; Mayor Anthony Foxx, Charlotte; Mayor Matteo Renzi, Florence, Italy, and more.

Brian McFadden has got married in Florence

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Life

Brian McFadden has got married after tying the knot with Irish DJ Vogue Williams in a unique ceremony at the Castello of Vincigliata, in the hills of Florence, Italy. Few days ago he tweeted: “I’m getting married today. #justsayin. Brian was born April 12, 1980 and he is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the Irish boyband Westlife. He is now a judge on Australia’s Got Talent.

The meeting of EPP: watch Mario Monti’s address

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti will visit the EUI this Thursday 6 September, to open the meeting of the Presidency of the European People’s Party in Florence. Monti’s opening address will be streamed live and accessible to all. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 13.00. Watch the event here. The EPP group will discuss on how to restore economic growth in Europe and the defense of the values .

The musician Piero Farulli died at 92

Monday, September 3, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

Piero Farulli died at 92. He was one of the protagonists of Italian musical life and founder of the School of Music of Fiesole (Florence, Italy), which has revealed the death. For 30 years he played the viola with the Italian Quartet, from 1977 Farulli resumed his activities violist with the Trio di Trieste and the Amadeus Quartet.

Quality is not enough to overcome Napoli

Monday, September 3, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Sports

Quality and ideas are not enough for Fiorentina to overcome a ruthless and cynical Napoli in the second match of Serie A championship 2012/2013. “I’m sorry that my goal is not served much. Sorry again, especially because we played better than Naples and we put them constantly in trouble,” said the purple striker, Stevan Jovetic.