Florence Daily News

Florence to mark Liberation Day with official ceremony at Palazzo Vecchio

The city will commemorate the 81st anniversary of Italy’s Liberation on Saturday, 25 April 2026, with institutional events, memorials and cultural initiatives across Florence.
Florence opens Maggio Musicale Festival with The Death of Klinghoffer

The contemporary opera by John Adams inaugurates the 88th edition of the festival, drawing attention for its subject and staging.
Crowds gather across Florence to watch Frecce Tricolori flyover

Thousands gathered along the Arno as Italy’s national aerobatic team crossed the city in a reduced formation to mark the oath of 33 students at the Giulio Douhet Air Force school.
Digital microneedles turn into QR codes for real-time health monitoring

Researchers in Pisa have developed minimally invasive biosensors that convert biochemical data into a scannable QR code, opening new possibilities for personalised and wearable diagnostics.

The Int’l WWW Conference comes to Florence in 2015

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Business

Florence stands at the final in Lyon and won the 25th International Conference on the World Wide Web that will be held from 14th to 18th of April 2015 in the Florentine congress context. The WWW Conference is the most important event related to Web to discuss and analyze the evolution of the Web, the diffusion of its associated technologies and the impact of those technologies on society and culture.

Firenze Gelato Festival at the Handicrafts Trade Fair

Sunday, April 22, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Life

The coolest summer festival will stop at the Trade Fair for a sweet preview. Visitors of the Trade Fair will have a great opportunity to taste some really delicious true italian craft gelato. The International Handicrafts Trade Fair (April 21-29) is an event organised by Firenze Fiera at the Fortezza da Basso. It is the place where culture, arts, handicraft traditions and new creativities meet and shape up to become exclusive.

Fiorentina, a penalty is not enough to win

Sunday, April 22, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Sports

Another match up this morning as Fiorentina held Inter scoreless and moved another point closer to salvation. At the same time Inter Milan’s Champions League qualification hopes slipped further away following a 0-0 draw at Fiorentina on Sunday. And it could have been worse as Fiorentina missed a penalty in a lacklustre affair.

Reinassence masters from Uffizi to Michener Museum

Sunday, April 22, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Arts

For the first time ever, a selection of 45 paintings and tapestries from the famed Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, is coming to the James A. Michener Art Museum, US. About 45 minutes northeast of the city and can be reached conveniently from New York City or Washington DC. The exhibition “Offering of the Angels: Treasures from the Uffizi Gallery” is opened April 21, 2012 through August 10, 2012.

Back to Tuscany this summer the Wine’s melody

Saturday, April 21, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Life

Back to Tuscany this summer, “MelodiadelVino” (Wine’s melody), a festival dedicated to excellences of wine together with concerts of the best international classical musicians. Notes of violin and piano will invade Tuscan villas and castles, as well as wineries made by some famous architects.

The White Night light Florence again on April 30

Friday, April 20, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Life

The White Night light even Florence. On 30 April there will be dozens of events in the heart of the city: light installations, projections, music performances, dance and theater will animate the streets of downtown. The third edition of Creative Insomnia, this year under the direction art Manu Lalli, the city will come alive from 6 pm to 6 am with many programs designed for audiences of all ages. Goal to reach and possibly exceed 130 thousand last year’s attendance.

Trenitalia, mini-offer with the best price

Friday, April 20, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Travel

With the “Mini-offer” you get the best price, only 9 € to travel in all Italian cities, for the day and service selected, for both 1st and 2nd class or service level Business, Premium and Standard. The Mini rate applies to travel on AV, ES, Frecciabianca, Espressi, ICN, IC, couchette or sleeping carriage services. Excelsior and Excelsior E4 and Executive service level are excluded.

Unicef, experts discuss in Florence

Friday, April 20, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

The famine in the Horn of Africa and the unfolding crisis in the Sahel have sparked renewed debate on the underlying causes of such disasters, the tipping points and solutions. In the latest edition of Research Watch – the eTV/magazine from UNICEF’s Office of Research – global experts discuss how malnourishment, drought, rising food prices, migration, conflict and climate change can be stopped from escalating into full-scale nutritional crises and famine.

The Handicrafts Trade Fair at the Fortezza da Basso

Thursday, April 19, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Life

Today, just Like Yesterday, the City of Beauty. In 1931 the dawn of the know-how. The Handicrafts Trade Fair has its roots in history. It was originally born as an extension of the Florence Corporations of Workers. After war, it opened again with a new and fresh international approach. The years of the economic boom encouraged the international character of the fair, which quickly became the centre of the attention in the world of high quality handicraft products.

A Starbucks could open in Florence in October 2012

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Business

After landing the Hard Rock Cafe, another giant in food&beverage could arrive soon in Florence. It’s the Starbucks coffee, the largest chain of coffee shops with about 20 thousand stores around the world. The news is not official but it’s surfing the Web riding social networking sites as Facebook and Twitter.