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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday that Italy was right to call for the European Union to take action in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in her speech at the State of the Union conference of the European University Institute.
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On May 4th Premier Mario Draghi announced that from May 16 Italy will open its borders for tourism.
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For the first time this year the traditional Florentine historical football will be broadcasted all over the world, even if the date has not yet been defined with certainty. Within this week the municipality of Florence will decide on the hypothesis of postponement to July or September.
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On Monday 26 April, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino reopened its doors after a year of absence due to Covid 19, inaugurating the 83rd edition of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Festival.
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It is forbidden to sit, eat and drink in the churchyard of the Basilica of Santo Spirito, the square most frequented by young people in Florence.
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The Santa Croce complex is due to reopen to visitors starting Wednesday May 12. after closing due to COVID 19 restircions.
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The schedule of the reopenings in compliance with the current anti-Covid rules: From April 27 the Boboli Gardens have reopened to the public, from May 4 also the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace reopen.
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It’s official. The entire region of Tuscany will lower the restrictions for Covid 19 and return to the yellow zone from Monday April 26, 2021.
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It’s been more than a year since Florence locked down for Covid 19 for the first time. Silence is a gift in our life, but not for too long and only when we begin to regret the silence of these months will it really mean that the pandemia will all be over.
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The road map for the return to normality begins to be organized by the Draghi government. The first date on the reopening calendar will be April 26th.
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