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  • Florence extends Unesco rules to 2031, adds new business limits

    The city government moves to prolong and tighten rules aimed at protecting the historic centre’s commercial balance.

  • Florence completes Arno riverbank consolidation near Torrino Santa Rosa

    Florence completes Arno riverbank consolidation near Torrino Santa Rosa

    The €350,000 project strengthens flood protection in the Oltrarno area and opens the way for new public and cultural developments along the river.

  • FAI Spring Days return on 21–22 March, opening rarely accessible sites across Tuscany

    The annual initiative organised by the Italian National Trust will offer free access to hundreds of historic and cultural sites across Italy.

  • Florence brings back summer night-time car restrictions, businesses protest

    The seasonal restriction on cars in Florence’s historic centre will return on Thursday nights from early April until October 2026.

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New archaeological route to open at Pistoia’s Antico Palazzo dei Vescovi

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Editorial Staff Arts

The Tuscan city prepares to reveal an underground heritage site tracing the city’s earliest settlements.

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KFC accelerates its growth in Florence with a new restaurant

KFC accelerates its growth in Florence with a new restaurant

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Editorial Staff Business

The chain is adding a new site in Piazza della Libertà as part of a broader growth push in the city and across Tuscany.

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State museums report record attendance in 2024

State museums in Italy report record attendance in 2024

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Editorial Staff Travel

More than 60 million visits registered across national sites, including leading institutions such as the Uffizi and the Galleria dell’Accademia.

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Ambassadors of Florence project launched to promote civic pride

Ambassadors of Florence project launched to promote civic pride

Monday, November 17, 2025 Editorial Staff Travel

Applications now open for citizens who will help bridge residents and tourists in the historic centre.

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Historic Teatro Nazionale Reopens After Four-Year Restoration in Central Florence

Historic Teatro Nazionale Reopens After Four-Year Restoration in Central Florence

Monday, November 17, 2025 Editorial Staff News

The 17th-century theatre in via dei Cimatori returns to use after extensive structural and acoustic works.

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Filippo Mazzei, the Tuscan who helped shape America’s founding

Sunday, November 16, 2025 Marco Bastiani Life

A November 28 conference in Florence honors the Tuscan who helped connect Italy’s Enlightenment to America’s founding.

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Christmas lights switched on in Via Tornabuoni, extending across Florence’s luxury fashion district

Christmas lights switched on in Via Tornabuoni

Saturday, November 15, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

Florence’s luxury fashion district is now illuminated for the holidays, with archways of LED lights.

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New Rollbox Opens in Sant’Ambrogio for Film-Lovers in Florence

New Rollbox Opens in Sant’Ambrogio for Film-Lovers in Florence

Saturday, November 15, 2025 Eirini Lavrentiadou Life

The drop-off point at Coffee Mantra offers a convenient way for analogue photographers to develop film.

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Florence’s ‘second-smallest bookshop’ opens in Santo Spirito

Florence’s second-smallest bookshop opens in Santo Spirito

Friday, November 14, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

A new micro-bookstore is opening in Via dei Serragli: only books, no wine, no coffee and no food.

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A room inside Palazzo Grifoni Budini Gattai in Florence, formerly home to the photo library of the Kunsthistorisches Institut. © Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut. Photo by Bärbel Reinhard

Armin Linke Explores Florence’s Hidden Archives in New Exhibition

Friday, November 14, 2025 Editorial Staff Arts

The show at Palazzo Grifoni Budini Gattai, open until 31 January 2026.

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NEWS

Horse patrols deployed in Florence parks as spring brings more visitors

Friday, March 13, 2026

Italy to vote on separating judges and prosecutors

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

BUSINESS

Florence extends Unesco rules to 2031, adds new business limits

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Florence-based Menarini reports €4.9 billion revenue in 2025

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

TECH

Florence completes Arno riverbank consolidation near Torrino Santa Rosa

Florence completes Arno riverbank consolidation near Torrino Santa Rosa

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Florence has a new bridge over the Arno: watch the timelapse

Friday, February 27, 2026

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LIFE

FAI Spring Days return on 21–22 March, opening rarely accessible sites across Tuscany

Monday, March 16, 2026

Florence to name Maggio Musicale theatre after conductor Vittorio Gui

Friday, March 13, 2026

SPORTS

Two Tuscan athletes competing at the Milan–Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games

Monday, March 9, 2026

Ben Stiller’s Super Bowl ad features an 80s dance track born in Tuscany

Monday, February 9, 2026

OPINIONS

When Art is Measured by the Box Office

Sunday, March 8, 2026

History Doesn’t Repeat Itself

Saturday, March 7, 2026

ITALIANO

The Nouvelle Carte d’Europe dressée pour 1870

L’Europa come creatura nervosa

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Il rischio idrogeologico divide Regione Toscana e Comune a Signa

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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