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On 7 March Wolfgang Schäuble, German Minister of Finance, will give a lecture on “Europe – Economic and Institutional Perspectives”. The lecture and debate are organised in the framework of the EUI’s Debating Europe series and will take place in the Refectory of the Badia Fiesolana, on Wednesday 7 March at 19:15.
Terra Futura is a fair-meeting organized in a exhibition area, getting bigger and more articulate every year, and in a very high level program of cultural initiatives, meetings, seminars, workshop; and also laboratories and shows. This year the fair will be held in Florence, Italy, at Fortezza da Basso, May 25-27, 2012. Free entrance.
It ends 2-0 the match Fiorentina vs Cesena at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence, Italy. The viola team come back to the victory afyter suffered 3 consecutive defeats. To decide the match were needed Moras’s own goal and the goal of Nastasic. With Boruc holding the ball safely in the final minute of the match, Fiorentina took the 3 points and moved out to the relegation zone.
Florence is a tourist town, but most retailers do not agree on Sunday openings. Trade unions protested yesterday: they have demonstrated in major cities across the Country, also in Florence. Even the Catholic Church voiced its support on Sunday as part of a Europe-wide campaign against allowing more businesses to stay open on Sundays.
On April 27, 21 bottles of 111 in the collection of “Harvest of Ornellaia 2009 Artist Equilibrium” by Ornellaia will be part of a charity auction at a gala dinner in Hong Kong. During the evening auction at Sotheby’s it will be presented one Salmanazar, 10 imperial and 10 double magnums made unique by the hands of the artist Zhang Huan. The proceeds will be donated to “H2 Foundation for Arts and Education, Luo Zhongli Scholarship”.
The United States of America are proud to join in the commemoration of Florence and Italy Amerigo Vespucci. These are the words of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in a message sent to the Mayor of Florence, Italy, Matteo Renzi at the opening of the exhibition “Americans in Florence” opened a few days ago at Palazzo Strozzi.
A tournament dedicated to selecting wine bottles with the best quality-price ratio. Sunday, March 4th, the AC Hotel in Florence will host the 6th edition of “Righteous Wines”, organized by Guido Ricciarelli. It’s a classic counter tasting open to the public by Tuscan companies selected according to recurrence patterns in reports of goodness and value by guides and magazines.
An event to bring together the producers of quality wine with the main restaurants, wine bars and wine of Tuscany. Monday, March 5 from 14 to 20, “Partesa for Wine” is organizing an Open Day wine tasting at the Hotel & Golf Resort Pelagone (Gavorrano, province of Grosseto) in the south of Tuscany.
Saturday, March 3 in Piazza della Repubblica, Florence, Italy, back “The Mercatale of Florence,” to learn about and buy the best agricultural products of Italy. The market is composed by 84 producers from Florence and Tuscany (27 companies produce organic food), presenting the best of vegetables, seasonal fruit, cheese, olive oil, jams, sauces and juices, bread and cakes, honey, biscuits and wines.
«As if Made with the Brush» Italian Chiaroscuro Woodcuts from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century goes on. The exhibition at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, should have closed on 11 March, but – given the success – has been extended until April 22, 2012.