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  • Uffizi Galleries reopen restored Lorena Staircase after eight years

    The historic entrance to the museum’s exhibition route has been consolidated and reinstalled as it appeared in 1769.

  • Florence issues 30 fines in first weeks of new outdoor dining rules

    Checks in the Unesco-listed historic centre targeted unauthorised structures, plastic covers and advertising. Businesses have until 30 April to apply for new concessions.

  • The Festival di Sanremo crowned Sal Da Vinci in 2026 with Per sempre sì

    The Strange Seriousness of Eurovision

    The Festival di Sanremo chose Sal Da Vinci with a neomelodic tune; Italy now wonders if this is the right image for the Eurovision Song Contest.

  • Florence’s Sant’Orsola complex to be fully accessible by 2028

    New spaces for artisan workshops and neighbourhood services are expected to open in the short term.

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ACF Fiorentina defeated protests mount

Sunday, January 15, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Sports

Artemio Franchi stadiumBad game for ACF Fiorentina. Lecce, only one point in the last seven games, won the game with a controversial penalty scorde by Di Michele. At the end of 90 minutes were exploded rage of the purple fans.

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Costa concordia, 5 dead 17 people still missing

Sunday, January 15, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

Costa concordia (Gozzo)It is thought at least three people have died after the Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground on the Italian coast friday night. Dozens are stille missing, the operation of recovery going on. This morinig the purser of the ill-fated Costa Concordia was rescued after crews found him trapped in a restaurant. Watch the video stoties of survivors.

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Murder of Allison Owens, the trial begins March 16

Sunday, January 15, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

EmergencyPietro Stefanoni, the man who hit on Oct. 2 in San Giovanni Valdarno (some of kilometers south of Florence), the twenty years old American tour guide Allison Owens while she was jogging, will be tried on 16 March in the branch section of Montevarchi Court of Arezzo.

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Cruise ship sinks in Tuscany, captain arrested

Saturday, January 14, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

Costa Concordia (VVFF)Three people are confirmed dead after a cruise ship carrying more than 4,000 people ran aground off Italy, along the cost of Tuscany, near to Isola del Giglio. Costa Concordia had an unfortunate launching.

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Shock calendar presented in Florence

Friday, January 13, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Life

Oliviero ToscaniItalian photographer Oliviero Toscani launched a calendar featuring 12 penis close-ups in an ad for a group of companies that make naturally-tanned leather. The presentation took place yerday in Florence, Italy, attended by famous Italian porn star Rocco Siffredi, who said that people should “de-dramatise” sex and put an end to “bigotry”.

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Pitti Uomo, American buyers are growing

Friday, January 13, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Business

pitti-2012i (Samba)The turnout at Pitti Uomo 81 has increased from last year. The exhibition at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence began January 10 and today is the last day. Germany, Japan, Great Britain, France, China, Korea and Russia lead the standings buyers, with the United States increased by 10%.

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Rogai-mania for the wine paintings

Friday, January 13, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Arts

Elisabetta Rogai - paintingWithin just 36 hours latest innovation of the Florentine painter Elisabetta Rogai – paint using wine instead of color, creating paintings as they age over time – has been around the world ending on the major portals trendy, art and information from the U.S., China, Japan, Russia, Brazil, France, India, Greece and so on.

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Local governments fight on the new airport runway

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

Florence airportThe Florentine politics fights on the new runway for the airport of Florence. ADF, the management company of the airport, few weeks ago said that the only sustainable solution was to build a new runway parallel to the highway A11. But the president of the province, Andrea Barducci preferring the oblique runaway, also endosed by the governor of Tuscany Enrico Rossi.

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Camporese: Fiorentina played a good first half

Thursday, January 12, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Sports

Camporese (Violachannel)“The result does not reflect what happened during the match”. Delio Rossi’s words after the match vs Roma are very clear. Michele Camporese spoke in mixed zone at the end of the match: “Unfortunately the result took that direction. We are young and we can make mistakes at time. Roma won’t concede anything, I was impressed by their performance.

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Record in Florence, 12 million visitors in 2011

Thursday, January 12, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Travel

Baptistery (Lucarelli)In 2011, for the first time, tourists in the province of Florence overcomes 12 million overnight stays (+8.4% compared to 2010). The only city of Florence, had over 8 million visitors and the rest of the province more than 4 million.

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