Florence Daily News

Tourists raise concerns over pickpockets and scams in Florence

Florence newspaper La Nazione reviewed recent posts on Reddit in which visitors described alleged thefts and scams in Florence.
Iranian protesters march in Florence, call for halt to executions in Iran

Hundreds of people marched through central Florence on Saturday.
Tuscany records 27.5 million overnight stays in summer 2026

Tourist stays increased by an estimated 0.8%, with mountain, countryside and coastal destinations recording the strongest growth.
Heavy Rain Reaches Caravaggio Room at Florence’s Uffizi

The museum said no artworks were damaged and the affected room will reopen normally on Friday morning.

Serie A, ACF Fiorentina opens with win

Sunday, August 26, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Sports

Fiorentina used two goals from Stevan Jovetic to open the season with a 2-1 winning start against a weakened Udinese at the Artemio Franchi stadium in the firs saturday match of the Italian Serie A. Another good news for the city of Florence is after the match, Fiorentina co-owner Andrea Della Valle confirmed that Jovetic will not be sold in the current transfer window.

The Thirties. The arts in Italy at Palazzo Strozzi

Sunday, August 26, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Life

The Thirties. The Arts in Italy Beyond Fascis (22 September 2012-27 January 2013) is an exhibition organized by Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi. It is curated by Antonello Negri. The exhibition explores the 1930s through the masterpieces of over forty leading artists of the period, including Mario Sironi, Giorgio de Chirico, Alberto Savinio, Achille Funi, Carlo Carrà and many others.

Beatrice to sweep away the heat wave

Saturday, August 25, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini News

“Lucipherous”, the 7th subtropical cyclone of the season, is petering out. A significant change in the weather is forecast for tomorrow night thanks to the landfall of “Beatrice”, the long awaited end-of-August storm. This year the city of Florence had the hottest summer in decades not because of the extremes temperature recorded, but mostly because the heat wave lasted more than two months without rain.

George Clooney to get gas: stop in Tuscany

Friday, August 24, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Life

Technical stop in Tuscany for the popular American actor George Clooney, who was forced to land his helicopter at the airport of Cinquale (Massa Carrara), in northern Tuscany. The aircraft was carrying Clooney to his villa on the Como Lake and needed to refuel. After half an hour, completed the supply, the American star and his staff have broken down.

Florence Bookstore and Gifts opens for Canada

Friday, August 24, 2012 Editorial Staff Business

Books, DVD, gifts and much more now even in the Canadian market. The “Florence Bookstore and Gifts” is now open not only in US and UK but even in Canada. So, you can choose the best items from Florence, Italy, the city has enchanted millions of people from all over the world.

The Medici Villas’ sights in a new exhibition

Friday, August 24, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Life

The Medici Villas were summer residences, places to rest, go hunting and have leisure time. They were all painted in lunette form by Flemish painter Giusto (Iustus) Utens, entrusted by Ferdinando I de’ Medici at the end of the sixteenth century. Seventeen lunettes have been painted, 14 of which have been collected and hosted in the Museum of Florence as it was, so far.

Kerry Kennedy to lead human rights delegation

Friday, August 24, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini News

Kerry Kennedy, President of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights (RFK Center), will lead a human rights delegation with distinguished international human rights advocates to Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara and to Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria from August 24 to 31. The objective of the visit is to assess the human rights situation on the ground. Marialina Marcucci, president of the Florence based European section of the Foundation, will visit the territories too.

Firestorm on the hills, 32 hectares burned

Thursday, August 23, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini News

There are 32 hectares of plants, vegetation and brush burned in the fire broke out yesterday afternoon in via Bolognese on the hills of Florence. Reclamation is still in progress, firefighters continued to work throughout the night and this morning thanks to volunteers.

Uffizi Gallery is in trouble for bad smells

Thursday, August 23, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini News

Bad odors in some of the rooms of the Uffizi Gallery: this is what the Unions indicate in a letter to the Superintendent Cristina Acidini. The discomfort is concerned, in particular, the Senese and Florentine Fourteenth century rooms and the International Gothic style rooms.

Women-basket, Italy overwhelmed by Texas

Wednesday, August 22, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Sports

Aggies Roll Past All-Star Italy, 93-46 in Florence, Italy. Texas A&M will travel to Venice tomorrow and will play the third of a four-game tour on Thursday, Aug. 23 at 8 p.m. In the Florence’s game Senior Kristi Bellock scored 26 points to lead the Texas A&M women’s basketball team to a 93-46 rout of All-Star Italy on Tuesday evening inside the Palazzetto dello Sport in San Marcellino.