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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

New litter bins being rolled out across Florence’s historic centre

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

A Summer Without a Break as Florence Endures Relentless Heat

Sunday, August 9, 2026

BUSINESS

ECB invites Europeans to help choose the next euro banknotes, with a Tuscan touch

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

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

Thursday, July 16, 2026

TECH

Solar eclipse over Tuscany on August 12, 2026: where and when to watch

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Removable Flood Defences Trialled on Florence Riverfront

Friday, June 12, 2026

TRAVEL

Bike sharing surges in Florence as city brings in AI parking checks

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

New bridge installed as Florence rail disruption continues until 30 July 2026

Monday, July 27, 2026

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ARTS

€50 million programme to reshape Florence’s Uffizi complex

Thursday, August 6, 2026
Restored Sansovino sculpture on display in Florence before returning to Venice

Restored Sansovino Madonna on display in Florence before returning to Venice

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

LIFE

San Lorenzo and Liberation Day: Florence Prepares for Four Days of Events

Saturday, August 8, 2026

A Coca-Cola Predecessor? Florence Friars’ 19th-Century Elixir

Friday, August 7, 2026

SPORTS

Fiorentina to mark centenary with fireworks and light show at Franchi stadium

Monday, August 10, 2026

Could Euro 2032 Come to Florence? City Formally Joins Host Race

Sunday, August 2, 2026

OPINIONS

When the Water Recedes

Saturday, August 8, 2026

The Ceuta Crisis: Speaking to Algorithms

Saturday, August 1, 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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