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.

Debating Europe, German Minister of Finance at EUI

Monday, March 5, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

On 7 March Wolfgang Schäuble, German Minister of Finance, will give a lecture on “Europe – Economic and Institutional Perspectives”. The lecture and debate are organised in the framework of the EUI’s Debating Europe series and will take place in the Refectory of the Badia Fiesolana, on Wednesday 7 March at 19:15.

Terra futura, the “good practices” fair

Monday, March 5, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Life

Terra Futura is a fair-meeting organized in a exhibition area, getting bigger and more articulate every year, and in a very high level program of cultural initiatives, meetings, seminars, workshop; and also laboratories and shows. This year the fair will be held in Florence, Italy, at Fortezza da Basso, May 25-27, 2012. Free entrance.

Fiorentina woke up vs Cesena, Jovetic injured

Monday, March 5, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Sports

It ends 2-0 the match Fiorentina vs Cesena at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence, Italy. The viola team come back to the victory afyter suffered 3 consecutive defeats. To decide the match were needed Moras’s own goal and the goal of Nastasic. With Boruc holding the ball safely in the final minute of the match, Fiorentina took the 3 points and moved out to the relegation zone.

Demonstrations for Work-Free Sunday

Sunday, March 4, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

Florence is a tourist town, but most retailers do not agree on Sunday openings. Trade unions protested yesterday: they have demonstrated in major cities across the Country, also in Florence. Even the Catholic Church voiced its support on Sunday as part of a Europe-wide campaign against allowing more businesses to stay open on Sundays.

Ornellaia, charity auction in Hong Kong

Sunday, March 4, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Life

On April 27, 21 bottles of 111 in the collection of “Harvest of Ornellaia 2009 Artist Equilibrium” by Ornellaia will be part of a charity auction at a gala dinner in Hong Kong. During the evening auction at Sotheby’s it will be presented one Salmanazar, 10 imperial and 10 double magnums made unique by the hands of the artist Zhang Huan. The proceeds will be donated to “H2 Foundation for Arts and Education, Luo Zhongli Scholarship”.

Vespucci, Hillary Clinton’s letter to the Mayor

Saturday, March 3, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

The United States of America are proud to join in the commemoration of Florence and Italy Amerigo Vespucci. These are the words of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in a message sent to the Mayor of Florence, Italy, Matteo Renzi at the opening of the exhibition “Americans in Florence” opened a few days ago at Palazzo Strozzi.

“Vinbledon”, the match point is… wine

Friday, March 2, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Life

A tournament dedicated to selecting wine bottles with the best quality-price ratio. Sunday, March 4th, the AC Hotel in Florence will host the 6th edition of “Righteous Wines”, organized by Guido Ricciarelli. It’s a classic counter tasting open to the public by Tuscan companies selected according to recurrence patterns in reports of goodness and value by guides and magazines.

Tuscan wines, open day on Monday

Friday, March 2, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Business

An event to bring together the producers of quality wine with the main restaurants, wine bars and wine of Tuscany. Monday, March 5 from 14 to 20, “Partesa for Wine” is organizing an Open Day wine tasting at the Hotel & Golf Resort Pelagone (Gavorrano, province of Grosseto) in the south of Tuscany.

Mercatale, the best agricultural products

Friday, March 2, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Life

Saturday, March 3 in Piazza della Repubblica, Florence, Italy, back “The Mercatale of Florence,” to learn about and buy the best agricultural products of Italy. The market is composed by 84 producers from Florence and Tuscany (27 companies produce organic food), presenting the best of vegetables, seasonal fruit, cheese, olive oil, jams, sauces and juices, bread and cakes, honey, biscuits and wines.

Uffizi, Italian chiaroscuro woodcuts open ’til April 22

Thursday, March 1, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Arts

«As if Made with the Brush» Italian Chiaroscuro Woodcuts from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century goes on. The exhibition at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, should have closed on 11 March, but – given the success – has been extended until April 22, 2012.