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    Florence newspaper La Nazione reviewed recent posts on Reddit in which visitors described alleged thefts and scams in Florence.

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    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.

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Food: six countries join forces for Mediterranean diet

Sunday, August 25, 2013 Editorial Staff Life

A European project with a 5 million euro budget aimed at safeguarding traditional Mediterranean products has kicked off. The project is called MedDiet and, starting from Italy with Unioncamere – which groups the country’s chambers of commerce, industry, craft and agriculture – involves Greece, Spain, Egypt, Tunisia and Lebanon.

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Florence tomb opened in bid to find Mona Lisa model

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 Editorial Staff Arts

Scientists in Florence cracked open the family tomb of Lisa Gherardini Del Giocondo, the beguiling model who sat for Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa portrait. They hopes to compare her son’s DNA to that of a skeleton believed to be her own.

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American doctor snapped finger off statue

Saturday, August 10, 2013 Editorial Staff News

An American tourist broke a finger off a 500-year-old statue in a Florence museum. He is an emergency-room surgeon in Connecticut and he was arrested in front of his family after accidentally snapping the finger of a statue when he touched it.

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Committee asks again that Mona Lisa visit Florence

Saturday, August 10, 2013 Editorial Staff Arts

A petition asking that Leonardo da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa be returned to Italy for a visit has been submitted to French cultural authorities, supporters of the move said Friday.

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GE 6FA gas turbine

GE Oil & Gas to Establish Headquarters in London

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Editorial Staff Business

GE Oil & Gas today announced it will establish its new global headquarters in London. Florence will remain the global headquarters for GE Oil & Gas Turbomachinery Products & Services, a more than $6 billion business and a key manufacturing and engineering site for the production of centrifugal compressors and gas turbines.

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The zonkey named Ippo only one in Italy

A zebra-donkey mix born in Florence animal reserve

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Editorial Staff Life

A Florence animal reserve said on Monday that a rare mix between a zebra and donkey born several days earlier is in good health. The zonkey named Ippo is the foal of an endangered donkey breed from Amiata and a zebra that was adopted by the center after it was confiscated from a failing zoo.

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Medici ivory on show in Florence

Monday, July 22, 2013 Editorial Staff Arts

The Medici family’s famed collection of ivory sculptures, carvings and assorted artworks have been put together for the first time in a sprawling exhibit at the palace once owned by Florence’s most powerful dynasty.

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New strong earthquake: people escaping from the northern Tuscan beaches

Sunday, June 30, 2013 Editorial Staff News

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake felt in central and northern Italy today June 30, 2013. Lot of Italians who spent a sunny sunday on the beaches were afraid to live the northern Tuscan beaches after the quake.

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North-central Tuscany braces for aftershocks

Earthquake felt in northern Tuscany

Monday, June 24, 2013 Editorial Staff News

An strong earthquake was reported in several regions of northern Italy at around 12:30 local time. The tremor was felt in Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Lombardy, Piedmont, Veneto and Liguria. It was not immediately clear whether the quake had caused casualties or damage.

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Pitti Uomo 84, exhibitors from 30 different countries

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Editorial Staff Business

Pitti Uomo 84 is redrawing the map of contemporary menswear and of the fair itself, focusing even more on the products and looks that are leading today’s markets.

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Heavy Rain Reaches Caravaggio Room at Florence’s UffiziHeavy Rain Reaches Caravaggio Room at Florence’s Uffizi
Tourists raise concerns over pickpockets and scams in FlorenceTourists raise concerns over pickpockets and scams in Florence
Greek singer Mazonakis’ Death Raises Questions Over Wellness TreatmentsGreek singer Mazonakis’ Death Raises Questions Over Wellness Treatments
A 250-metre dinner table transforms Florence’s Via Tornabuoni for one nightA 250-metre dinner table transforms Florence’s Via Tornabuoni for one night
Student assault case highlights importance of recognising the Signal for HelpStudent assault case highlights importance of recognising the Signal for Help
Giotto’s St Francis frescoes return to view in Florence after four-year restorationGiotto’s St Francis frescoes return to view in Florence after four-year restoration
Tuscany records 27.5 million overnight stays in summer 2026Tuscany records 27.5 million overnight stays in summer 2026
Iranian protesters march in Florence, call for halt to executions in IranIranian protesters march in Florence, call for halt to executions in Iran
EU launches Energy Regulation Academy in FlorenceEU launches Energy Regulation Academy in Florence
Edward Hopper exhibition to headline Palazzo Blu's autumn season in PisaEdward Hopper exhibition to headline Palazzo Blu's autumn season in Pisa

NEWS

Tourists raise concerns over pickpockets and scams in Florence

Monday, September 21, 2026

Iranian protesters march in Florence, call for halt to executions in Iran

Sunday, September 20, 2026

BUSINESS

From 21,000 Passengers to Four Million: 40 Years of Florence Airport

Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Brunello di Montalcino harvest starts early after hot Tuscan summer

Brunello di Montalcino harvest starts early after hot Tuscan summer

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

INNOVATION

EU launches Energy Regulation Academy in Florence

Wednesday, September 16, 2026
New AI Road Cameras Tested Between Florence, Pisa and Livorno

New AI Road Cameras Tested Between Florence, Pisa and Livorno

Monday, August 24, 2026

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LIFE

A 250-metre dinner table transforms Florence’s Via Tornabuoni for one night

A 250-metre dinner table transforms Florence’s Via Tornabuoni for one night

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Rificolona 2026 in Florence: a tradition of lanterns and celebration

Friday, September 4, 2026

SPORTS

Corri la Vita returns with breast cancer fundraiser and free access to museums

Monday, September 14, 2026

Mugello to host first Historic Grand Prix with 250 cars and Ferrari F1 tribute

Saturday, September 12, 2026

OPINIONS

Iceland and Europe’s Referendum Problem

Monday, August 31, 2026

When Does a Right Stop Being an Opinion?

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

ITALIANO

Signa, il comitato del Crocifisso porta le preoccupazioni ambientali in Regione

Friday, June 19, 2026

Le parole che decidono il mondo: dèmos, kràtos, femminicidio

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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