Florence Daily News

Florence New Year’s Eve 2025: free concerts and shows across the city’s main squares

From pop and indie in Piazza Santa Croce to gospel, jazz and video mapping elsewhere, Florence will welcome 2026 with free outdoor events across four central squares.
Terrorism financing investigation: one arrest carried out in Florence

An arrest was executed on Saturday morning in the Oltrarno district as part of a nationwide investigation into alleged funding networks linked to Hamas.
Winter Sales 2026 Begin on January 3 in Florence and Across Tuscany

For Florence, the start of the 2026 winter sales is not just a commercial date, but a practical moment for residents, students, and visitors to navigate the city’s retail scene.
Sammezzano, the castle starts a new chapter after decades of neglect

The project marks the concrete restart of one of Tuscany’s most unusual historic complexes.

The “Sailor” by Talani lands to the Port of Miami

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Arts

The Port of Miami, Florida, called the Tuscan artist Giampaolo Talani to design a bronze statue of a ‘Sailor’, about 18 meters high. The statue will be placed on the point that separates the two branches of the U.S. port. The statue was chosen as a symbol of town twinning between the Port of Livorno and the Port of Miami during the celebrations for the 500 years since the death of Amerigo Vespucci.

Pitti Bimbo, 510 collections for kids

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Business

Over 510 collections, more than 200 of which are from abroad, 8,300 buyers and a total of over 10,000 visitors at the last winter edition: these figures confirm Pitti Bimbo’s role as the only trade fair in the world that presents a complete overview of children’s fashions. Pitti Bimbo will held in Florence, Italy at the Fortezza da Basso, 19 -21 January 2012.

Costa concordia day 6, more charges against Schettino

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

The captain Francesco Schettino is accused by prosecutors of having abandoned about 300 people, not only passengers of the cruise ship Costa Concordia. He has considered unable to provide for themselves during the disaster occurred during the night of January 13 in front of the Island of Giglio in Tuscany, Italy.

Minister Clini reveals Italy’s energy plan

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

“The National Energy Plan will mainly aim for solar power projects dedicated to the industrial and construction sectors. We must stop using farmlands for photovoltaic purposes. Fields must be used to grow tomatoes”: Environment Minister Corrado Clini said during his visit to company Power-One’s facility today.

Free guided tours at the Uffizi collection Contini

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Arts

Resume by Thursday, January 26 until April 26, free guided tours of the collection Alessandro Contini Bonacossi, one of the most important of the twentieth century at Uffizi gallery, in Florence, Italy.

Int’l Feline Exhibition at the Fortezza da Basso

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Life

After the success of 2010, returns to the Fortezza da Basso, the International Feline Exhibition, scheduled to Padiglione Rastriglia on Saturday 4 and Sunday, February 5.

Pitti Bimbo, calendar of the events

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

While Milan is about to close the ‘four days’ dedicated to the men’s fashion shows, working in Florence at Pitti Bimbo staging, which will be held January 19 to 21 with collections for children.

Brunelleschi’s Dome, summit of Int’l experts

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Arts

The “Opera of Santa Maria del Fiore”, in accordance with the Architectural and Landscape Heritage Office of Florence and Pistoia, held on Thursday 19 and Friday January 20 at the OPA Art and Culture Center a meeting of international experts to present for the first time the data for the past 60 years of monitoring of Brunelleschi’s Dome.

Costa concordia day 5, Schettino under house arrest

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

Get serious the position of Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia, accused of multiple manslaughter and abandon the sinking ship. The man, subjected to custody, was located in the imprisonment of Grosseto, and this morning was subjected to interrogation in the office of magistrate, for confirmation of the arrest. The decision is that Schettino is now under house. arrest.

“Maggio” for the victims of the earthquake in Tokyo

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Life

After lived in first person during the tour (later suspended) last year, the tragedy of Japan devastated by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear contamination, the musicians of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino support the victims of the catastrophe.