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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 expo of artisan chocolate backs in town

Friday, February 1, 2013 Editorial Staff Life

Chocolate is in the square. The expo of Artisan Chocolate returns to Florence. This time this special event will be marked with the brand new name “Fi.nalmente cioccolato”. It will be in a new setting, the central piazza Santa Maria Novella, from February 8 to February 17.

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Excellent growth in sales for Ferragamo

Thursday, January 31, 2013 Editorial Staff Business

Salvatore Ferragamo SPA, parent company of the Salvatore Ferragamo Group, one of the global leaders in the luxury sector, released the Group’s Preliminary Consolidated Revenue1 figures for the fiscal year 2012, which amount to 1,153 million Euros up by 17 % vs. FY 2011. All product categories delivered a strong increase in Revenues.

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Florence prepares Michelangelo anniversary

Thursday, January 31, 2013 Editorial Staff Arts

David (Galleria Accademia) - CCPlans were presented in Florence on Tuesday to mark the 450th anniversaries of the death of Michelangelo and and the founding of the Accademia delle Belle Arti that houses his David sculpture. David by the Italian artist Michelangelo is the masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created between 1501 and 1504.

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Artimino, Beppe Bigazzi’s new book on Saturday

Thursday, January 31, 2013 Marco Gemelli Life

A real challenge for those who thought they have already seen and read everything about kitchen’s world. A way to test one’s knowledge and belief culinary submitting the verification of the tuscan “guru” Beppe Bigazzi. His newest book will be presented Saturday, February 2nd at the Villa Medicea in Artimino.

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Annie Feolde, soul of award-winning Enoteca Pinchiorri

Pinchiorri, a new award for Annie Feolde

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 Editorial Staff Business

A new award for one of the ladies of Tuscan and national cuisine: Annie Feolde, soul of award-winning Enoteca Pinchiorri, obtained by Nonino Prize jury – chaired by VS Naipaul, Nobel Prize for Literature 2001 – special Nonino Aur Risit of 2013, along with Gualtiero Marchesi and Ezio Santin.

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Michelangelo’s Holy Family moved to new home

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 Editorial Staff Arts

Michelangelo’s The Holy Family, the famous round painting that resides in the Uffizi Gallery, has found a new home in the Florence institution. The work, which has since 1952 lived in Room 25 on the second floor of the world-famous art gallery, is now the centerpiece of a new hall dedicated to Michelangelo.

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Viareggio Carnival, one million people expected

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 Editorial Staff Life

Viareggio Carnival, celebrating in 2013 140 years of life under the sign of a vivid tradition such as the long-established European tradition of Carnival festivals, is no doubt one of the best known events in Italy. Masked Parades are scheduled 3th February, 10th February, 12th February, 17th February, 24th February.

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Pitti Filati: new fashion and lifestyle trends

Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Editorial Staff Business

Pitti Immagine Filati, the key international trade fair featuring yarns for the knitwear industry will be held at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence from 23 to 25 January 2013. The 72nd edition will be previewing yarn collections for the 2014 spring/summer season.

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Artisans in Florence, angels of beauty

Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Editorial Staff Life

An event which hosted the most important master craftsmen of history inside a privileged space, where tradition and innovation merge to create extremely valuable handmade products.

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The World Roller Skating Grand Prix in Florence

Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Editorial Staff Sports

The World Roller Skating Grand Prix the circuit of world figure skating champions will be held in Florence on the 26th and 27th of January, the only stop in Italy. This event combines the skills of roller skating champions with the glittering world of entertainment.

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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

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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

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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