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New Orleans Hornets’ Marco Belinelli suggests booking trip to Italy, especially to Venice, Rome, Bologna and Florence. Florence is one of his favorite cities. Belinelli loves steak. “The Florentine steak is really good. I love steak in the USA, too”, said to Nola.com webiste.
Since it was established in January last year, the “Firenze card” has reached 25,000 subscriptions, said Mayor Matteo Renzi. A figure higher than initial expectations. The Firenze Card grants admission to the major museums, villas and historical gardens in Florence.
A portrait of Flavian era (late First century AD) and a head dating from the Sixteenth century belonging to the classic collection of the Uffizi Gallery have been restored thanks to financial support of the association of tour guides Mercurio. The two works will soon be part of the exhibition gallery.
A new bad weather warning was issued. Icy weather in the province of Florence has resulted in the Tuscany Region issuing a weather warning from midnight today until February 16 throughout the entire province.
ACF Fiorentina player Stefan Jovetic was subjected in Augsburg to a follow-up examination to his knee by Prof. U. Boenisch, who also operated the player. ACF Fiorentina player Stefan Jovetic was subjected in Augsburg to a follow-up examination to his knee by Prof. U. Boenisch, who also operated the player.
Saturday, February 18, 2012, the city of Florence will celebrate the anniversary of the death of the Electress Palatine, the last branch of the Grand Ducal de’ Medici family, who ruled Florence for about two centuries. It is also thanks to her that Florence now boasts a heritage of art with no equal.
For the second week in a row the city council of Florence failed to discuss a political motion to engage the Mayor Matteo Renzi to dedicate a street to Oriana Fallaci, journalist and writer famous throughout the world. To create political embarrassment in Italian left parites the articles and books against Islamic fundamentalism, written in the last years of her life.
The Italian airport system closes 2011 with a growth in passenger traffic up 6.4%, corresponding to over 9 million passengers in 2010. In North-central part of the Country, good results by Pisa Airport, Galileo Galilei (+11.3%), and by Florence airport Amerigo Vespucci (+9.8%).
ACF Fiorentina announces that tomorrow (Tuesday) Stevan Jovetic will undergo a follow-up examination to his knee by Prof. U. Boenisch, who also operated the player, in Augsburg. Parma vs Fiorentina rescheduled for March 7.
The Odeon Original Sound Programme offers to cinema-goers in Florence, Italy, the chance to see the best current productions. Every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday in “Odeon cinema” (Piazza Strozzi, Firenze – tel.055.214068) will be dedicated to the original sound (in english).