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 family of kidnapped Mariani confirm release

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

The family of kidnapped Italian Maria Sandra Mariani confirm daughter’s release. Kidnapped in Algeria in February 2011, news of her release was reported earlier in the day by Italy’s Foreign Minsiter, Giulio Terzi. Interviewed at the family home in San Casciano, outside Florence, the woman’s father, Lido Mariani, said “I am told by the Foreign Ministry that my daughter has been released and is on her way home

Frescobaldi recorded a turnover of 82 mln euros

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

Marchesi De’ Frescobaldi, the Tuscan group famous in the world for its prestigious wines of quality, recorded in 2011 a turnover of 82 million euros, an increase of +4% compared to 79.6 million euros in 2010 . The realization of this result has accounted for over 60% share in exports, especially to Russia and Asia.

Innocraft projects to help traditional crafts

Monday, April 16, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Business

Municipality of Florence will present partners among cities of art to develop a project which aims to provide solutions and instruments that can help traditional and artistic crafts become a real economic driving force of the local and regional economies in the cities of art. The projects will be presented tomorrow in Palazzo Vecchio.

NYU, democracy and dissent across the globe

Monday, April 16, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

From Madrid to Cairo, Tel Aviv, Rome and New York, protests have erupted across the globe against economic instability, political unaccountability and corruption, and characterized by a prevailing sense of disillusionment. What are the defining characteristics of these movements? Where are the ideas coming from and how are they being expressed? How influential is social media in their structure and philosophy? In what direction are they going?

The culture week, read the full calendar

Monday, April 16, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Arts

This year, from April 14th to 22nd, MiBAC opens italian museums, mansions, monuments, archeological sites, archives and state libraries, for nine days in order to promote the Italian cultural heritage. The Culture Week offers a full calendar: exhibitions, conferences, special openings, workshops, tours and concerts.

Ferragamo store on Fifth Avenue in New York

Saturday, April 14, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Business

Salvatore Ferragamo, one of the most recognized luxury brands in the world, announces the reopening of its flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York, which has been completely renovated. With an area of approximately 20,000 square feet, the New York store is now the Italian Maison’s largest mono-brand store in the world.

Fiorentina is three points above the relegation

Saturday, April 14, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Sports

Fiorentina is three points above the relegation places after being held to a 0-0 draw at home by Palermo. A run of one win in six games has the Viola sitting dangerously close to the drop zone, but the hosts will feel unlucky not to take all three points from Wednesday’s game. Matija Nastasic saw his first-half header hit the post for Fiorentina before Amauri thought he had won the game for the hosts nine minutes from time, only to have his goal called back for a handball.

Kick off of the most modern train in Europe

Friday, April 13, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Travel

Italo, the most modern train in Europe, will begin running on April 28. Thanks to railway liberalization, for the first time in the world a private operator, NTV, with a totally private investment of 1 billion euro, brings competition to Italy. NTV will initially start with services on the Naples – Rome – Florence – Bologna – Milan corridor and the network will be later extended to Salerno, Torino and Venezia by the end of the year, when the entire fleet of 25 Alstom AGV trainsets will be available.

Tuscan woman dies in the waters of Florida

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

A woman aged 47 died in Florida, while she was in the waters of Key West, overwhelmed by a tidal wave. The victim’s name was Paola Falco, lived in Figline Valdarno (Florence). She worked in the Tuscan capital as a manager of an insurance agency. She left with her husband for a holiday in the United States. According to a preliminary reconstruction, a tidal wave of 8 meters was overwhelmed with another swimmer, killing them both.

New frontiers, the native Amercians at Palazzo Pitti

Monday, April 9, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Arts

The year 2012 marks the fifth centennial of the death of Amerigo Vespucci, one of the discoverers of the American continents and, especially, the one who gave his name to the new lands. The Superintendent intends to commemorate the great navigator who was born in Florence in 1454, with an exhibition (July 3-Decembre 8 at Andito degli Angiolini and Galleria del Costume) dedicated to the native inhabitants of North America.