Florence Daily News

Florence Seen from Above at Christmas

A new aerial video by Florence TV shows Florence’s historic centre during the Christmas season, with streets and squares illuminated by festive decorations.
New Florence Centre to Boost Training and Cooperation Efforts

The Florence-based hub will aid Italian firms abroad and skills development in Africa.
Tunnel Boring Machine Marika Reaches Future Belfiore Station

First major milestone for Florence’s high-speed rail link between Campo di Marte and Belfiore.
New Year’s Eve in Florence to feature major concert in Piazza Santa Croce

Free live music, gospel, jazz and light shows to welcome 2026 across Florence’s main squares.

Cannes 2021: Italian film is running for Palme D’Oro

Thursday, June 10, 2021 Editorial Staff Arts

Nanni Moretti’s new film, Tre Piani, will be among the contenders for the Palme d’Or at the 74th Cannes Film Festival, organisers announced on June 3. The film, is an adaptation of Israeli writer Eshkol Nevo’s novel Three Floors Up.

COVID 19, the last Covid department closes also at the Torregalli hospital

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Editorial Staff News

The hospital Santa Maria Annunziata (Ponte a Niccheri) remains the only Covid hospital in the Florentine area. Yesterday afternoon the department of Covid at the San Giovanni di Dio hospital (Torregalli) has closed.

Mayor Dario Nardella guides tourists in Florence

Mayor Nardella will be a tour guide in Florence to encourage tourism

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Editorial Staff Travel

To encourage tourism to return to the city the mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, has decided to take the field personally. He will be an exceptional tour guide for tourists. Nardella announced it during the presentation of the Destination Florence Plus web platform.

Basilica of San Lorenzo: visitors return

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Editorial Staff Travel

Over two thousand two hundred visitors in five days. This is the balance sheet of the first week for the basilica of San Lorenzo which reopened its doors in June full prepared with anti-Covid legislation.

Firenze Rocks 2022: MUSE

Monday, June 7, 2021 Editorial Staff Life

Firenze Rocks continues to reveal the artists that will go up, in the summer of 2022, on the stage of the Visarno Arena in Florence from June 16 to 19. After Green day, was confirmed for the opening day June 16, 2022, MUSE will perform on the second day of the festival on Friday June 17.

The curfew moved to midnight in Italy

Monday, June 7, 2021 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

From Monday June 7 the curfew will be at midnight in all Italy, as decided by the Italian government.

The pic of the week: under the Cupola of Duomo

Sunday, June 6, 2021 Editorial Staff Travel

The pic of the week is a particular view under the Cupola of Florence Duomo, Santa Maria del Fiore, sent by Allison McDonough.

Sophia Loren in Florence to inaugurate her restaurant and receive the Keys to the City

Saturday, June 5, 2021 Editorial Staff Life

Sophia Loren arrives in Florence to inaugurate the new restaurant dedicated to her. And for the occasion, the mayor of Florence Dario Nardella will give to her the Keys to the City. The diva, the icon of Italian cinema in the world, will be in the Tuscan capital Saturday June 5, for almost an entire day.