Florence Daily News

Muti calls for Florence’s Maggio theatre to be named after Vittorio Gui

Conductor Riccardo Muti has urged Florence to rename the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino after Vittorio Gui, the founder of the Maggio festival.
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.

Syrian refugee pianist on tour in Florence

Tuesday, January 10, 2017 Editorial Staff News

Ayham Ahmad, a Syrian who became an icon when a 2014 photo of him playing his piano in a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus went viral, is currently touring Italy, with dates Florence (2/2).

Pitti Immagine, the tradefair in Florence

#Pitti91, beyond the concept of fair and fashion

Friday, January 6, 2017 Editorial Staff Business

The 91st edition of Pitti Uomo marks a step forward in the fair’s evolution. It will take place at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy from January 10 to January 13, 2016.

The second anniversary of Pino Daniele death

Wednesday, January 4, 2017 Editorial Staff Life

Fans arrived to a small cemetery in southern Tuscany on Wednesday January 4, 2017, to pay homage to singer-songwriter Pino Daniele on the second anniversary of his death.

Marco Mengoni in concerts for the New Year's Eve 2017 in Florence

Night of free concerts for the New Year’s Eve 2017

Thursday, December 29, 2016 Editorial Staff Life

Night of concerts and celebration for the New Year’s Eve 2017 in Florence, Italy. Free entrance to all concerts.

The Italian minister of culture, Dario Franceschini

The G7 of the culture to be held in Florence

Tuesday, December 27, 2016 Editorial Staff News

The G7 of the culture will be held in Florence the 30 and 31 march 2017.

Court to decide on Guede’s Kercher petition

Tuesday, December 20, 2016 Editorial Staff News

Florence’s court of appeal said it will decide on January 10 on a petition to review the trial of Rudy Guede, the only person convicted of the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia.

International buyer at Buy Wine 2016 in Florence

The increasingly popular Buy Wine in Florence

Sunday, December 18, 2016 Editorial Staff Business

Buy Wine is the largest commercial initiative for the wine sector in Tuscany. It will take place on 10th and 11th of February 2017 at Spadolini Pavilion attic of Fortezza da Basso in Florence.