Florence Daily News

Florence skyline controversy over large rooftop antenna near historic centre

City officials and heritage authorities clash over a telecom installation in viale Belfiore, visible from key viewpoints of Florence’s historic skyline.
Firenze Rocks eyes expansion with glamping option for 2027

Organisers are considering a multi-day format with a second stage and high-end camping, while the 2026 edition introduces new sustainability and payment measures.
Historic Santo Spirito’s Tronci organ returns after restoration

The historic instrument, silent for over 60 years, has been restored with support from Friends of Florence and will be inaugurated with a public concert on 24 April 2026.
Airlines warn of three-hour airport queues, call to revise EU border system

Italian aviation groups ask for more flexibility in the Entry/Exit System after delays of up to three hours at border controls across Europe.

90 masterpieces of the Medici family at the Met Museum NY

Monday, June 21, 2021 Editorial Staff Arts

An exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, New York, with 90 masterpieces of the Medici family will be inaugurated June 26, 2021. Some of the greatest portraits of Western art were painted in Florence during the tumultuous years from 1512 to 1570, when the city was transformed from a republic with elected officials into a duchy ruled by the Medici family.

Kerry Kennedy visits the Uffizi

Monday, June 21, 2021 Eirini Lavrentiadou Arts

Two-hour tour of the Gallery for the American writer and activist,Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Bob Kennedy. The director Schmidt welcomes her in the rooms dedicated to Botticelli.

Father’s Day

Sunday, June 20, 2021 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

Father’s Day. One issue that is rarely addressed by society is the importance of fatherhood .. The moment when a man is called to take on a great role when he sees his child for the first time and simply becomes a father.

Tuscany landscape by Carla Grotteschi. Send us your photo for the pic of the week

The pic of the week: Valdorcia landscape

Sunday, June 20, 2021 Editorial Staff Travel

The pic of the week is a Tuscany landscape, sent by Carla Grotteschi. You can send us your pictures and at the end of the week our team will choose one.

June 21: Tuscany enters the white zone

Saturday, June 19, 2021 Editorial Staff News

A free region, Tuscany enters the white zone from Monday June 21. The numbers of the positive cases confirm this decision, today (June 18) there were 66 positives cases. Here is what you can do when Tuscany enters the white zone.

Horse Horse goes wild, the carriage collides with the car of the Minister of the Interior

Horse gets scared, the carriage collides with the car of the Minister of the Interior

Friday, June 18, 2021 Editorial Staff News

Moments of fear in Piazza della Signoria, Florence, for a runaway horse that launched into a gallop, dragging a carriage behind it that crashed into a car escorted by the Minister of the Interior, Luciana Lamorgese.

Italy performs first heart transplant from Covid positive donor

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Editorial Staff News

Italy has performed the world’s first heart transplants from COVID-positive donors to virus-negative recipients in Bologna and Rome. A 15-year-old boy received a new heart at Rome’s Bambino Gesù Hospital at mid-May and a 64-year-old man got a new heart at Bologna’s Sant’Orsola Hospital at the end of April.

Polimoda: open call for models

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Editorial Staff Business

Open call for models casting for the Polimoda Final Graduation Show 2021 during Pitti. Polimoda in Florence searching for models who currently live in Florence or Tuscany of diverse backgrounds and genders for their upcoming fashion show. They are looking for individuals who are both beautiful and edgy.

The Concept Context Content exhibition opened in Florence

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Editorial Staff Arts

The Concept Context Content exhibition opened in Florence on 7 June. It’s set up at the Limonaia of Villa Vogel, Via delle Torri in collaboration with the District 4.

Zubin Mehta with the Orchestra del Maggio in concert at the Athens Acropolis theater

Monday, June 14, 2021 Editorial Staff Life

On June 14 in Athens, for the Megaron Gala, maestro Zubin Mehta with the Orchestra del Maggio and violinist Pinchas Zukerman was in a concert at the Acropolis at the Odeon Herodes Atticus theater.