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.

Carbon-14 tests could confirm Mona Lisa original model

Saturday, December 14, 2013 Editorial Staff Arts

Carbon-14 results on the remains of a woman thought to have sat for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa painting are due within days. Art historical scholars now believe that model was Lisa Gherardini, wife to the merchant Francesco Del Giocondo, who died in the Florence convent on July 15, 1542.

Thousands of people joined the Pitchfork Movement

Thursday, December 12, 2013 Editorial Staff News

Thousands of people joined the so-called Pitchfork Movement to block or slow transportation in Florence and other cities in Italy. A group of truckers taking part in the nationwide strike to protest heavy taxes and high fuel costs.

Israeli Righteous among Nations award to Florentine women

Friday, December 6, 2013 Editorial Staff News

A Florentine woman who hid and fed a fugitive Jewish family for a year during World War II was formally honored Thursday with the Righteous Among Nations award from Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial organization.

Fire at a Chinese-owned clothing factory killed 7 workers

Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Editorial Staff News

Fire at a Chinese-owned clothing factory killed at least seven workers on Sunday in the city of Prato, Tuscany. Prosecutors in Prato were preparing a manslaughter investigation.

Michelangelo’s David to be symbol of Expo 2015

Monday, December 2, 2013 Editorial Staff News

A copy of Michelangelo’s statue of David will be the symbol of the Italian Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015, pavilion chief Diana Bracco said Wednesday in a meeting in Florence, Italy.

Restoration work uncovers more carved doors in Florence

Saturday, November 30, 2013 Editorial Staff Arts

he bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery, dubbed the “Gates of Paradise” by master Michelangelo, have equally ornate mates now being restored.

BTO, Buy Tourism online presents its programme for 2013

Monday, November 25, 2013 Editorial Staff Life

Few days from its sixth edition, BTO – Buy Tourism Online reveals its 2013 program me to the public. Online is a detailed line up of the international event dedicated to the world of Travel 2.0, which lands at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence this upcoming 3 and 4 December.