Florence Daily News

Heat Alert Raised in Florence as Red Warning Issued for Saturday

Temperatures are forecast to go well above seasonal averages through the weekend.
Restored Madonna della Pura Returns to Public View at Santa Maria Novella

The historic Marian image has been restored thanks to the support of Friends of Florence.
Words That Decide the World: Dêmos, Krátos, Femicide

Some words do more than describe reality: they help define it.
Le parole che decidono il mondo: dèmos, kràtos, femminicidio

Alcune parole non si limitano a descrivere la realtà: contribuiscono a definirla.

ABI has chosen Florence for the annual convention

Monday, June 25, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Travel

ABI, the Italian Banking Association, has chosen Florence for the 15 th edition of the annual Convention dedicated to the issues of doing banking. For the first time since 1997, SPIN, the international event on payment systems and services organized by ABIEventi, moved its location from Rome to Florence and chose the Conference Centre to celebrate its 15° anniversary.

Folon’s desire to be in Florence has come true

Monday, June 25, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Arts

The exhibition of Folon’s works at Forte Belvedere was memorable. That was back in 2005. Now Folon has returned to Florence after his premature death in the month of October of that year. Folon’s desire to be somehow present in Florence has come true thanks to his widow, Paola Ghiringhelli, who has decided to donate ten of her husband’s bronze sculptures and two plaster ones to the Municipality of Florence.

Marilyn Monroe in Florence at Ferragamo museum

Saturday, June 23, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Life

The Salvatore Ferragamo Museum, created by the haute couture Florentine maison, dedicates an exhibition to the most celebrated and beloved star of Hollywood, Marilyn Monroe. The exhibition draws on many footwear, fourteen pairs exactly, created on purpose for her by Salvatore Ferragamo through the diva’s most famous period.

ICASSP 2014, the technologies in Florence

Friday, June 22, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Travel

ICASSP 2014, the global conference on technologies will be held in Florence. ICASSP, the most important international scientific conference in the technology sector will be held in the Conference Centre of Florence in 2014. The first time in Italy after 39 years organized all over the world.

The migration policy at the Badia Fiesolana

Friday, June 22, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini News

The Migration Policy Centre (MPC) is delighted to announce its Launching Event on 25th and 26th June at the European University Institute (EUI-Badia Fiesolana). On this occasion the MPC will present research results on two major developments profoundly affecting migration and the way that migration is perceived by public opinion and politics.

Stroili Gold dresses the women of Elisabetta Rogai

Friday, June 22, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Life

Stroili Gold dresses the women of Elisabetta Rogai and home to exceptional artistic performance. Monday, June 25 the Florentine painter will present a new, intriguing reinterpretation of contemporary painting and become the flagship Gold Stroili via Calzaiuoli the stage of an extraordinary artistic performance.

Gozzoli, a new museum in Castelfiorentino

Friday, June 22, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Arts

The city of Castelfiorentino has got a brand new museum in a building designed specifically for the frescoes of one of the most important painters of the Renaissance. The Museo Benozzo Gozzoli was conceived and constructed for the purpose of giving a home to the frescoes which Benozzo painted for two chapels built near the city.

A roof with a view, the best in Florence

Friday, June 22, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Travel

Open terraces in hotels and restaurants of Florence, where you can have a beautiful view on the city. Visit them and take pictures or make a short video: there is a contest Terrazza con vista and the winner will be awarded with a stay in Florence. These are the hotels included Antica Torre di via Tornabuoni 1 (via Tornabuoni 1), Grand Hotel Baglioni (piazza dell’Unità Italiana 6) and many others.

The house of da Vinci’s birth will be opened again

Thursday, June 21, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Arts

Friday 22 June, the house of da Vinci’s birth will be opened again, following major restoration works, overseen by Professor Daniela Lamberini of the Department of Architecture of Florence University. The works further enhance the evocative, rustic simplicity of the place, respecting its historical vale and rediscovering some panoramic views hither to hidden to the visitor.

Going to extremes: new heat wave in the city

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini News

The first heat had hit Florence in recent days. The forecast of the alert system for the prevention of heat-related risks to health informs that the maximum risk is expected in the middle of the day, when the temperature will rise to 36 degrees Celsius, although the perceived temperature will be 35 degrees, because of the humidity.