Florence Daily News

Work begins on the €31 million redevelopment of Florence’s Sant’Orsola complex

Major restoration works have begun at the former convent, one of Florence’s largest and most complex historic sites.
Scandicci are volleyball world champions: a club from Florence’s outskirts makes history

Savino Del Bene Volley Scandicci have won the FIVB Women’s Club World Championship at their first attempt.
Florence’s oldest municipal police horse retires after a decade on duty

After ten years of service on the streets and in parks across Florence, Egidio has left the municipal police stables and moved to a social cooperative.
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.

Plautilla Nelli, the first female Renaissance painter

Sunday, March 12, 2017 Editorial Staff Arts

The Uffizi Gallery is hosting an exhibition dedicated to Plautilla Nelli, a nun and painter who lived in Florence between 1523 and 1588.

John Scofield quartet all’Empoli Jazz Festival

Friday, March 10, 2017 Editorial Staff Italiano

FIRENZE – Mercoledì 15 marzo ore 21.15 a Empoli (Teatro La Perla) John Scofield 4tet con Country Old Men, nell’ambito dell’Empoli Jazz Festival, un nuovo

ACF Fiorentina new stadium project unveiled

Friday, March 10, 2017 Editorial Staff Sports

ACF Fiorentina unveiled plans for a new stadium, which it hopes to be playing in by 2021. The new stadium will seat 40,000 people.

The Giro d’Italia will arrive in Florence in its 100th year

Thursday, March 9, 2017 Editorial Staff Sports

The Giro d’Italia celebrates its centenary edition in 2017. The 11st stage will travel to Florence on May 17, 2017.

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).