Florence Daily News

Friends of Florence Helps Restore 15th-Century Annunciation in Florence

The project has recovered colours and details obscured by dirt, yellowed varnish and earlier repainting.
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.

Myths and stories in Reinassance maiolica

Thursday, March 22, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Arts

This coming spring (May 16th-September 16th), the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence, Italy, proposes an exhibition dedicated to Renaissance “istoriata” maiolica, the tin-glazed earthenware featuring narrative scenes and/or figurative subjects, which dates from this period, and its direct dependency on literary, historical and figurative sources.

Viva Vino LA: we report, you… drink!

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Life

Viva Vino LA is coming in May (14-19). It is the largest Italian wine event staged on the US West Coast. From seminars to tastings to dinners, Viva Vino LA offers an exceptional array of events for consumers and trade to experience Italian wines made with native grapes. Florence Daily News will report with live news and a special section dedicated to the event.

The Oscar winner Benigni will read Dante Alighieri

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Life

The next summer, the Florentine actor and Oscar winner Roberto Benigni, will read again the Divine Comedy to his fellow citizens in Florence. It is the result reached in a secret meeting between the mayor Matteo Renzi and Lucio Presta, the agent of Tuscan actor and director.

The Diocese to stop the Leonardo’s research

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini News

The risk is to “destroy the overall effect of the Hall of the Palazzo Vecchio, which is one of the masterpieces of Florentine Mannerist decorative second ‘500”. The warning came from the historian, Monsignor Timothy Verdon, Director of the Office of Religious Art and Cultural Heritage of Ecclesiastical Diocese of Florence.

Casentino golf club will be implemented

Monday, March 19, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Sports

Casentino Golf Club, on the boarders of the Casentino National Park, one hour by car from Florence, will be implemented. Works are in progress on the hole 3, 4, 9 and 10. They will be ready for seeding at the end of August 2012. Golfers will play these holes next spring 2013. The course to that date will be made by 15 holes.

Galleria dell’Accademia, Art returns to art

Monday, March 19, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Arts

Art returns to Art is an expression as the title of an exhibition to be held at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence (May 8th -November 4th) means embracing the principle whereby, though occurring with different modalities through time and despite the inevitable fractures that mark its development, all of art unfolds from a single root which is articulated in the different territories of our culture.

Uffizi, the tapestries and the precious fabrics

Saturday, March 17, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Arts

The tapestries exhibition (20 March – 3 June, 2012) purposes to acquaint Uffizi Gallery goers with a precious section of its collections, one whose old and noble fame has been declining due to a decades-long absence from areas open to the public. Much more than other manufactures, tapestries are works of art relentlessly consumed by time.

Fiorentina ko, hundreds of fans contesting managers

Saturday, March 17, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Sports

Hundreds of Fiorentina fans gathered outside the Franchi stadium, the height of the grandstand, contesting team and purple managers after the defeat against Juventusto 0-5. Ahead of them fed the deployment of police in riot gear. The fans are chantingchants against the team and the Della Valle family. Launched smoke bombs, firecrackers and objects.

Paul Fryer at the Gucci museum ’til September 4th

Saturday, March 17, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Arts

Paul Fryer, 17th March – 4th September 2012 at the Gucci museum in Florence, Italy. The Contemporary Art Space is where art works selected in collaboration with the François Pinault Collection will be exhibited. The adjacent room will feature video and film installations from the most original productions of “movie art.”

Pisa airport, growth of passengers and earnings

Friday, March 16, 2012 Jamie Lorenzini Travel

The results 2011 by SAT (Galileo Galilei-Pisa’s airport management society) have been presented at Palazzo Strozzi Sacrati, headquarters of Tuscany Region in Florence. “Galilei” has showed a new absolute historical record in 2011 for passengers traffic, overpassing the 4,5 millions, with a growth of 11,3%, superior of the average of national airports (+6,4%) and European ones (+7.3%).