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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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Top thermal spas in the province of Siena

Sunday, November 18, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Travel

Thermal booking in TuscanyOne of the most beautiful areas of Tuscany is that of the province of Siena, with its unique landscape and fascinating history and art. But not only this: it is also known as the ‘most thermal’ area of Italy, with nine spas, steeped in history and tradition but with cutting-edge facilities.

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Florence study shows drugs stimulate stem-cell

Friday, November 16, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

University of Florence (Sailko - CC)Researchers from the University of Florence have found that anti-depressant drugs may also have a positive effect in combating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The researcher said that her group would now propose a new project to study on what receptors anti-depressant drugs act in order to produce the desired growth effects.

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Tribute to Italo Calvino at the Alinari Museum

Friday, November 16, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Arts

Tribute to Italo CalvinoPresented last July at the Rencontres d’Arles 2012, the exhibition is curated by Christophe Berthoud who, inspired by the work of one of the greatest novelists of the twentieth century, Italo Calvino, has drawn from and used the Alinari Archives as an inexhaustible reservoir of stories and imagery. The exhibit will run until January 6, in Florence, Italy.

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Food Festivals in Tuscany this autumn 2012

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Life

Food Festival in TuscanyThis is an Autumn of flavours in Tuscany. From chestnuts to new olive oil and truffles, there are a great many festivals and fairs dedicated to local products. For lovers of wine and good food, there are food festivals dedicated to typical products in the most beautiful locations and medieval or renaissance towns of Tuscany.

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Four killed in wave of bad weather in Tuscany

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

Bad weather in TuscanyThe wave of bad weather that has gripped large areas of central and northern Italy since the weekend claimed three more lives overnight. The three, who were killed near the Grosseto province town of Marsiliana d’Albegna, were said to have been on their way to a job.

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Fiorentina 3-1 Milan, the strongest viola team ever

Sunday, November 11, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Sports

Manuel_PasqualFirst half is over in San Siro, Milan: Fiorentina took the lead: Milan vs Fiorentina 0-2, goals by Aquilani, 10’ and Valero 38’. Alexandre Pato missed a first-half penalty as Milan’s brief revival ended with a 3-1 home defeat by fourth-placed Fiorentina.

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Stormy weather, high level alert in Tuscany

Sunday, November 11, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

Weather alert in TuscanyPeople were evacuated as a pre-emptive measure due to bad weather on the board between Liguria and Tuscany. The situation remains critical across Italy’s Massa Carrara province, where heavy rains caused landslides, landslips, and flooding overnight. Some streets are flooded to the point where they have turned into streams.

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Italians see bodyweight fall due to healthy eating

Friday, November 9, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

Weight lossItalians are gradually seeing their body weight fall to more ‘normal’ levels due to more healthy eating habits, according to a study by the Nestle’ Observatory in conjunction with the clinical nutrition and dietetics association ADI.

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Florence students to help hurricane Sandy victims

Friday, November 9, 2012 Alyssa Di Rienzo News

F-NYOn November 7th 2012 Lion’s Fountain, along with a student travel group, Euroadventures, hosted a fundraiser to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, a terrible storm that recently devastated the east coast of the United States. New Jersey was hit particularly hard.

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Consulegis: the profession of lawyer changes

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Business

ConsulegisCase law and legal practices of real countries compared in Florence, Italy in a historical moment in which the internationalization pushes more and more to overcome the diversity of national systems. Consulegis, an international network of lawyers with about 1700 members from 42 countries, chose Florence as the seat of his meeting.

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

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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Monday, April 20, 2026

BUSINESS

Cooking schools, ATMs restricted as Florence rules for centre take effect

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Saturday, April 18, 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

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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

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