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Voices festival on media freedom returns to Florence

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Editorial Staff News

The third edition of the European journalism festival will take place from 10 to 12 March at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.

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Squid Game actor Gong Yoo to be special guest at Florence Korea Film Fest

Monday, February 2, 2026 Editorial Staff Life

The South Korean actor will lead a masterclass and be honoured with a six-film retrospective at the 24th edition of the festival.

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Florence Korea Film Fest returns in March with films, shorts and digital comics

Florence Korea Film Fest returns in March with films, shorts and digital comics

Sunday, January 18, 2026 Editorial Staff Life

From 19 to 28 March, the Florence Korea Film Fest returns with films, masterclasses and meetings exploring contemporary South Korean cinema.

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Lenny Kravitz, Robbie Williams and The Cure to headline Firenze Rocks 2026

Thursday, December 4, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

Three major acts set to perform at Visarno Arena from June 12 to 14, 2026, tickets on sale.

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From Gaza to Kabul, the Middle East takes the stage in Florence

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

The 16th edition is underway, running until October 12 across several cinemas in the city centre.

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Green Florence 2025 brings nature to Piazza Santa Croce

Thursday, September 25, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

From September 26 to 28, Piazza Santa Croce will host an event that covers more than 3,000 square meters of lawn dotted with centuries-old olive trees.

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Kevin Spacey to open Lucca Film Festival 2025

Thursday, September 11, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

The American actor and producer will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award on September 20, 2025.

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Florence Summer Festival 2025

Florence Summer Festival 2025: Over 1,000 Events Across the City

Friday, May 30, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

From June 1 to September 30, the 2025 edition of Estate Fiorentina will offer more than 1,000 events.

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Arara Azul Film Festival Brings Brazilian Cinema and Culture to Tuscany

Arara Azul Film Festival Brings Brazilian Cinema and Culture to Tuscany

Saturday, November 9, 2024 Editorial Staff Life

The vibrant Arara Azul Film Festival is set to take place on Friday, November 15 at Montemurlo (Prato).

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Puccini Opera Festival

Tosca against violence on women at the Puccini Opera Festival

Thursday, July 22, 2021 Editorial Staff Arts

Stefania Sandrelli says her debut as opera director, a production of Tosca at this year’s Piccini Opera Festival, presents the heroine as a symbol of the fight against gender violence.

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Shop window smashed in Florence centre

Shop window smashed in Florence centre, theft filmed by international tourist

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Florence protest links local rally to global No Kings demonstrations

Monday, March 30, 2026

BUSINESS

Florence loses nearly 1,000 shops in 13 years, study finds

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Florence extends Unesco rules to 2031, adds new business limits

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

TECH

Florence launches ‘Via Blu’ app to support autistic passengers on trams

Sunday, March 29, 2026
Florence completes Arno riverbank consolidation near Torrino Santa Rosa

Florence completes Arno riverbank consolidation near Torrino Santa Rosa

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

TRAVEL

New shelters planned for Florence tram stops along the viali

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Florence’s Explosion of the Cart returns on Easter Sunday 2026

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

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ARTS

San Gimignano artworks by Filippino Lippi return from US exhibition

Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Michelangelo exhibition in Florence highlights restored 17th-century work

Michelangelo exhibition in Florence highlights restored 17th-century work

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

LIFE

Florentine New Year: guided visits, historic parade and events on 24–25 March 2026

Monday, March 23, 2026

Discovering Teatro Verdi: from medieval prison to cultural landmark

Sunday, March 22, 2026

SPORTS

Florence Half Marathon draws 6,000 runners through city centre

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Abetone ski lifts to stay open through Easter, season extended to mid-April

Thursday, March 26, 2026

OPINIONS

Artists on the Journalist’s Couch

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
(Cover photo: My Bed by Tracey Emin. Retrieved from The Saatchi Gallery web site, 19 June 2007. Copyright of the work presumed to be that of the artist, and of the photo to be that of the Saatchi Gallery, via Wikipedia)

Millennials as Racehorses: When Personal Value Becomes a Matter of Performance

Friday, March 20, 2026

ITALIANO

The Nouvelle Carte d’Europe dressée pour 1870

L’Europa come creatura nervosa

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Il rischio idrogeologico divide Regione Toscana e Comune a Signa

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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