Florence Daily News

Tourists raise concerns over pickpockets and scams in Florence

Florence newspaper La Nazione reviewed recent posts on Reddit in which visitors described alleged thefts and scams in Florence.
Iranian protesters march in Florence, call for halt to executions in Iran

Hundreds of people marched through central Florence on Saturday.
Tuscany records 27.5 million overnight stays in summer 2026

Tourist stays increased by an estimated 0.8%, with mountain, countryside and coastal destinations recording the strongest growth.
Heavy Rain Reaches Caravaggio Room at Florence’s Uffizi

The museum said no artworks were damaged and the affected room will reopen normally on Friday morning.

Karen Knorr (Francoforte 1954) The Work of Art on the Age of Mechanical Reproduction 1986-1988 Cibachrome print / Ilfochrome mounted on aluminium London, Karen Knorr

Getting Reacquainted with Michelangelo

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 Editorial Staff Arts

As part of the celebrations to commemorate the four-hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the death of Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Galleria dell’Accademia of Florence in collaboration with Fratelli Alinari IDEA present an exhibition that deals with the complex theme of the renewed interest and admiration for the artist from the XIX century until today.

Matteo Renzi's last speech as mayor in Palazzo Vecchio

Renzi will become the 3rd premier from Florence

Monday, February 17, 2014 Editorial Staff News

Democratic Party’s secretary Matteo Renzi was given a mandate to try to form a government from Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Monday. He will be the third prime minister from the Tuscan capital since the beginnings of the Italian Republic.

Clooney asks the return of Mona Lisa in Florence

Sunday, February 16, 2014 Editorial Staff Arts

There is a new famous testimonial for the return of Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous portrait, the Mona Lisa, to the city of Florence from the Louvre Museum in Paris. The american actor George Clooney warned that he would make the provocative call for the Mona Lisa to leave its French sanctuary

Inter Milan beats Fiorentina 2-1

Saturday, February 15, 2014 Editorial Staff Sports

Inter Milan won 2-1 at Fiorentina in Serie A on Saturday to keep alive its faint hopes of qualifying for the Champions League. Substitute Mauro Icardi scored what was to prove the winner in the 65th when he volleyed home Yuto Nagatomo’s cross, although there was a suspicion of offside.

The «flying artist» Giuliano Ghelli died at 69

Saturday, February 15, 2014 Editorial Staff News

The artist Giuliano Ghelli, 69, died last Friday at his home in San Casciano Val di Pesa, in the province of Florence, Italy. He was one of the Tuscan masters of painting and sculpture in contemporary art.

Democratic Party (PD) leader Matteo Renzi may get a mandate to form a government Saturday night or Sunday morning in his bid to become Italy's youngest premier

Florence mayor could be Italy’s youngest premier

Saturday, February 15, 2014 Editorial Staff News

Democratic Party (PD) leader Matteo Renzi may get a mandate to form a government Saturday night or Sunday morning in his bid to become Italy’s youngest premier, political sources said.

The International Handicrafts Trade Fair is an event organized at Fortezza da Basso

Handicrafts, Tuscan Firms Present Their Museums

Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Editorial Staff Life

From the traditional Ginori porcelain tableware to the design ceramics produced in Montelupo. From the crystal glass products of Colle Val d’Elsa to the Empoli glassware, passing through the precious Prato fabrics and the unique Arezzo gold.

Waiting for the 78th Intl. Handicrafts Trade Fair

Thursday, February 6, 2014 Editorial Staff Life

The 78th edition of the International Handicrafts Trade Fair, taking place in Florence, Italy, from the 24th April to the 1st May 2014. It will turn the Fortezza da Basso into a live working site open to new trends, projects, curious creations from Italy and from over 50 foreign Countries.

Aboard Marine One, President Barack Obama looks out over the central valley of California with Rep. Jim Costa and Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer as they fly to an event in Firebaugh, Calif., Feb. 14, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama in Italy, U.S. Worth 2% of GDP

Saturday, February 1, 2014 Editorial Staff Business

Just a few weeks before President of the United States Barack Obama, scheduled for March 27, 2014, a study of Unioncamere Toscana estimate the impact of the relationships with the United States in different Italian regions.