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Tag: Isola d’Elba

Elba Reopens Napoleon’s Historic Residences After Major Restoration

Thursday, June 25, 2026 Editorial Staff Travel

Sea, history and Napoleon: a renewed attraction for visitors to Elba.

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Elba Island Storm Brings Flooding to Portoferraio

Elba Island Storm Brings Flooding to Portoferraio

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 Editorial Staff News

In Portoferraio, where more than 34 millimeters of rain fell in just 15 minutes.

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Severe Storms Hit Tuscany

Severe Storms Hit Tuscany: Floods, Lightning and Dozens of Rescues

Friday, August 22, 2025 Editorial Staff News

Torrential rain and strong winds battered Tuscany, with over 100,000 lightning strikes, rescues in Grosseto and Orbetello, and storm damage from Livorno to Florence.

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Tuscany’s Blue Flag Beaches Grow with Marciana Marina’s Return

Tuscany’s Blue Flag Beaches Grow with Marciana Marina’s Return

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Editorial Staff Travel

19 seaside municipalities receiving the prestigious Blue Flag certification for 2025.

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Elba Hit by 56mm of Rain in One Hour

Storm Batters Tuscany: Elba Hit by 56mm of Rain in One Hour

Thursday, February 13, 2025 Editorial Staff News

A powerful storm has battered Tuscany: the island of Elba experiencing over 56mm of rainfall in one hour.

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Sculpture, paintings and art objects to celebrate Napoleon Bonaparte on the occasion of the bicentenary of his death.

Isola d’Elba to host the Uffizi’s exhibit of Napoleon Bonaparte

Friday, July 16, 2021 Editorial Staff Arts

With the exhibition “Nel segno di Napoleone: gli Uffizi Diffusi all’isola d’Elba” opening at Portoferraio (Pinacoteca Foresiana, July 9, 2021 – October 10, 2021), the Uffizi Galleries inaugurate the major plan of dissemination on the Tuscan territory launched in the past weeks.

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Two Tuscan parks in the world green list drawn up by IUCN

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Editorial Staff Travel

Two Tuscan parks have been added to the green list drawn up by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN): the National Park of the Tuscan Archipelago and the national park of the Casentinesi Forests.

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Isola del Giglio

Three Tuscan islands will become Covid free

Saturday, May 8, 2021 Editorial Staff News

The islands of Capraia, Giglio and Giannutri will become Covid free in the coming days. The government’s anti-Covid vaccination plan for the smaller islands will also involve some Tuscan islands.

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Elba island from satelite

British tourist dies while swimming at Elba

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Editorial Staff News

An 85-year-old British tourist died while swimming off the coast of Tuscany’s Elba island earlier on Tuesday.

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Napoleone's home at Porto Ferraio

The Napoleon Bonaparte’s heritage at Isle of Elba

Monday, May 19, 2014 Editorial Staff Travel

One of the greatest generals of all time, after his defeat at Leipzig, Napoleon Bonaparte, was sent to rule the island of Elba.

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NEWS

Florence Has Italy’s Second-Highest Reported Crime Rate, Despite 2.9% Decline

Monday, October 12, 2026

Thieves Steal €5 Million Worth of Antinori Wine in Tuscany

Friday, October 9, 2026

BUSINESS

Florence Metropolitan City seeks sponsors for monuments, parks and public events

Monday, October 5, 2026

From 21,000 Passengers to Four Million: 40 Years of Florence Airport

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

TRAVEL

Flight Disruption Hits Florence and Pisa as Italy Cuts Air Traffic Capacity by 50%

Friday, October 16, 2026

Pisa Airport Opens New Arrivals Terminal as Part of €80 Million Expansion

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

INNOVATION

Medieval Ventilation System Discovered in Roof of Santa Croce Basilica

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Montecristo scorpion mystery traced back 26 million years

Friday, October 2, 2026

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ARTS

Hopper in Pisa: An Exhibition Explores His Art from New York to New England

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Carol Rama exhibition opens in Pistoia, six decades after her landmark 1965 show

Sunday, October 4, 2026

LIFE

FAI Autumn Days 2026: Hidden Treasures Open Across Tuscany

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Analogue photographers explore ‘Excess’ on the streets of Florence

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

SPORTS

More than 44,000 join Corri la Vita, raising over €1 million for breast cancer projects

Monday, September 28, 2026

Corri la Vita returns with breast cancer fundraiser and free access to museums

Monday, September 14, 2026

OPINIONS

The Politics of Being Legible: From Veils to Short Skirts

Thursday, October 8, 2026

The Price Behind the Price: When the State Shapes the Gas Market

Friday, October 2, 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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