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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 Named Europe’s Best City in Travel + Leisure’s 2026 World’s Best AwardsFlorence Named Europe’s Best City in Travel + Leisure’s 2026 World’s Best Awards
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NEWS

Florence riders strike over pay and heat as protest planned in city centre

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Florence under red heat alert through Sunday July 12, 2026

Saturday, July 11, 2026

BUSINESS

Florence’s All’Antico Vinaio Opens Its First Store in Australia

Thursday, July 16, 2026

Ermanno Scervino expands retail network with new stores in Europe, the US and Asia

Monday, July 6, 2026

TECH

Removable Flood Defences Trialled on Florence Riverfront

Friday, June 12, 2026
Latin meets gaming at Florence’s Museo di San Marco

Latin meets gaming at Florence’s Museo di San Marco

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

TRAVEL

Work Begins on Florence’s T4.1 Tram Line Linking Leopolda and Le Piagge

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Florence Named Europe’s Best City in Travel + Leisure’s 2026 World’s Best Awards

Thursday, July 9, 2026

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ARTS

Santa Maria del Carmine reveals restored chapels after major conservation project

Monday, July 20, 2026

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Friday, July 17, 2026

LIFE

Villa Bardini to host 50 nights of open-air cinema in Florence

Villa Bardini to host 50 nights of open-air cinema in Florence

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

New digital guide maps 37 independent food and drink spots in Florence

Saturday, July 4, 2026

SPORTS

A Century of Fiorentina: 100 Years of Football, Florence and Purple Passion

Sunday, July 12, 2026
Mugello Attendance Hits Record High as Tuscany Backs MotoGP Future

Mugello Attendance Hits Record High as Tuscany Backs MotoGP Future

Monday, June 1, 2026

OPINIONS

The Future as Echo: UFOs, Politics, and the Impossibility of the Present

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

The Age of the Back Seat

Monday, June 22, 2026

ITALIANO

Signa, il comitato del Crocifisso porta le preoccupazioni ambientali in Regione

Friday, June 19, 2026

Le parole che decidono il mondo: dèmos, kràtos, femminicidio

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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