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Tag: Chris Dobson

Ponte Vecchio

Ponte Vecchio, the awaited book by Chris Dobson

Friday, November 6, 2015 Editorial Staff Travel

The long-awaited new book by Chris Dobson The Ponte Vecchio – The Old Bridge of Florence will be out on December 1, 2015.

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Three towers

The Rise of the Towers in the city of Florence

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Editorial Staff Arts

It is the year 542 AD: the small Byzantine city of Florentia lies in ruins. It is the beginning of The Lost Tower of Florence eBook by Chris Dobson which describes how those now-vanished towers came to be built.

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Tower of the Horrible Straw

The very hidden fame of the Florence towers

Sunday, December 14, 2014 Editorial Staff Arts

The Lost Towers of Florence by Chris Dobson is now available as second edition eBook. It describes the Florentine now-vanished towers: how they came to be built, why they have almost entirely disappeared, and where you can still get an impression of what these incredible buildings were like, if you know where to look.

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Florence Ranked Europe’s Most Overcrowded Tourist CityFlorence Ranked Europe’s Most Overcrowded Tourist City
Florence Redrawn by Hotels and Student Residences in 20 YearsFlorence Redrawn by Hotels and Student Residences in 20 Years
Severe Storms Hit Tuscany: Floods, Lightning and Dozens of RescuesSevere Storms Hit Tuscany: Floods, Lightning and Dozens of Rescues
Over 22 Million Passengers and New Lines Ahead for Florence TramwayOver 22 Million Passengers and New Lines Ahead for Florence Tramway
Free Admission to Museums Across Italy on Sunday, September 7Free Admission to Museums Across Italy on Sunday, September 7
Thomas J Price Brings Contemporary Identity to Florence’s Piazza della SignoriaThomas J Price Brings Contemporary Identity to Florence’s Piazza della Signoria
Beato Angelico at Palazzo Strozzi and San MarcoBeato Angelico at Palazzo Strozzi and San Marco
Isolationism, Protectionism, Nativism: Bush’s Fears, Trump’s AgendaIsolationism, Protectionism, Nativism: Bush’s Fears, Trump’s Agenda
Giorgio Armani Buys La Capannina, the Legendary Club of Forte dei MarmiGiorgio Armani Buys La Capannina, the Legendary Club of Forte dei Marmi
Santo Spirito Resonates with Mozart Performed by Young MusiciansSanto Spirito Resonates with Mozart Performed by Young Musicians

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Florence by air. Image by Dominick Vietor from Pixabay

Florence Redrawn by Hotels and Student Residences in 20 Years

Monday, September 1, 2025
Florence Prosecutors Open Inquiry into Tower Project

Inquiry Launched into Florence Black-and-White Tower Project

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

BUSINESS

Giorgio Armani Buys La Capannina, the Legendary Club of Forte dei Marmi

Giorgio Armani Buys La Capannina, the Legendary Club of Forte dei Marmi

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Discounts and Dilemmas: Florence’s Saldi for Visitors and Shops

Friday, August 1, 2025

TECH

Prato Launches Italian-Chinese Venture to Produce Drones for Europe

Prato Launches Italian-Chinese Venture to Produce Drones for Europe

Monday, September 1, 2025
56 Baby Loggerhead Turtles Hatch on the Beaches of Marina di Pisa

56 Baby Loggerhead Turtles Hatch on the Beaches of Marina di Pisa

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

TRAVEL

Crowding on Ponte Vecchio

Florence Ranked Europe’s Most Overcrowded Tourist City

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Over 22 Million Passengers and New Lines Ahead for Florence Tramway

Over 22 Million Passengers and New Lines Ahead for Florence Tramway

Thursday, August 28, 2025

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ARTS

Beato Angelico, Franciscan Triptych (detail), 1428–1429.

Beato Angelico at Palazzo Strozzi and San Marco

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Michelangelo's David

Free Admission to Museums Across Italy on Sunday, September 7

Saturday, August 30, 2025

LIFE

Florence Lights Up: The Rificolona on September 7

Lanterns Light Up Florence: The Rificolona Returns on September 7

Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Over 150 Attend Bella Musica’s Mozart Concert in Santo Spirito

Santo Spirito Resonates with Mozart Performed by Young Musicians

Thursday, August 28, 2025

SPORTS

Florence is getting ready to lace up for Corri La Vita 2025

Join Florence’s Charity Run: Corri La Vita 2025

Wednesday, September 3, 2025
ACF Fiorentina

Fiorentina’s Conference League Group with Rapid Vienna, Mainz and AEK

Sunday, August 31, 2025

OPINIONS

Bush’s Warning on “Dangerous Isms” and Trump’s America Today

Isolationism, Protectionism, Nativism: Bush’s Fears, Trump’s Agenda

Sunday, August 31, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump turned to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and said, You look fantastic.

From Compliments to Hand-Kisses: Meloni and the Politics of Gender

Thursday, August 21, 2025

ITALIANO

Oltre i lettini a buon mercato: riflessione su Grecia, turismo e identità nazionale

Sunday, August 17, 2025
Il rendering della proposta del Comitato per il Crocifisso a Signa

A Signa un parco urbano al posto del cemento: il masterplan del Comitato

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
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