Florence Daily News

Scenes from the Fire: How Crews Extinguished the Blaze at the Viper Theatre

A major fire broke out over the weekend at the Viper Theatre, one of Florence’s best-known live music venues.
Netflix’s The Monster of Florence to Premiere at Venice Film Festival

The series will launch on Netflix on October 22, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the streaming platform’s arrival in Italy.
Giambologna’s Fata Morgana Finds a New Home in Cleveland

The Renaissance sculpture, once part of a garden fountain near Florence, will be unveiled on September 2 at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Severe Storms Hit Tuscany: Floods, Lightning and Dozens of Rescues

Torrential rain and strong winds battered Tuscany, with over 100,000 lightning strikes, rescues in Grosseto and Orbetello, and storm damage from Livorno to Florence.

Fuori di Taste 2017, the events calendar

Tuesday, March 7, 2017 Editorial Staff Life

Fuori di Taste returns in Florence. Lighting up the city with flavor, discovering tasty products.

A Ferris wheel beside the Leaning Tower in Pisa

Monday, March 6, 2017 Editorial Staff Travel

Pisa city council has approved the installation of a 50-metre-high Ferris wheel five minutes’ walk from the Leaning Tower.

March 8th at museums, free entrance for women

Sunday, March 5, 2017 Editorial Staff Travel

Free entry for women in all the Italian National Museums. The social media campaign #8marzoalmuseo celebrates the world of women with a collection of images of women who made history.

Dog found behind Leonardo’s Virgin of the Rocks

Friday, March 3, 2017 Editorial Staff Tech

Leonardo da Vinci painted a undiscovered dog into the background of one of his most iconic masterpieces to subtly condemn the corrupt papacy of his time, the Italian expert Silvano Vinceti said Thursday March 2, 2017.

The Meyer Children Hospital in Florence, Italy

Recordati signs an agreement with Meyer Hospital

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Editorial Staff Tech

Recordati announced the signing of an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement covering the know-how developed by the Meyer Hospital in Florence, for the development of a treatment for pre-term babies affected by retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

The Fountain of Neptune under restoration

Monday, February 27, 2017 Editorial Staff Arts

The Fountain of Neptune is under restoration in Florence, Italy. The cost of renovation amounts to 1.5 million euro in the period 2016-18.

Disney Cruise will include Italy for the first time

Thursday, February 23, 2017 Editorial Staff Travel

First-time visits for Disney Cruise Line will include Italian destinations for the first time as parts of its summer 2018 itinerary.

2017 marks the Europe's 60th anniversary thanks to the Treaties of Rome

A series of events to mark the Europe’s 60th anniversary

Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Editorial Staff News

The European University Institute in Florence, Italy, joins an initiative to celebrate the Europe’s 60th anniversary (thanks to the Treaties of Rome) with a series of cultural, academic and sporting events through 2017.

Manhunt for three after Sollicciano jailbreak

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Editorial Staff News

Police across Italy on Tuesday February 21, 2017 were looking for three Romanian inmates who escaped from Florence’s Sollicciano prison the previous night.

Poor Art master Jannis Kounellis dies at 80

Monday, February 20, 2017 Editorial Staff Arts

Jannis Kounellis, a major figure of the Poor Art movement, died in Rome on Thursday at age 80.