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Taste Turns 18

Taste Turns 18: 750 Exhibitors and a Focus on ‘Extreme Wines’

Sunday, February 2, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

Florence’s premier food and wine fair, Taste, is celebrating its 18th edition with a bigger footprint and an expanded lineup.

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Italian Men’s Fashion: Trends and Challenges Unveiled at Pitti Uomo in Florence

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Editorial Staff Business

The preliminary balance sheet for 2024 indicates a -3.6% contraction in revenue for the Italian menswear sector.

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a New Course for the International Artisan Fair

A New Course for the International Artisan Fair

Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Editorial Staff Travel

Quality, excellence, novelty – these are the principles which led to the creation of the 83rdFlorence International Artisan Fair, to be held at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence from 24 thApril to 1 stMay 2019 with a brand-new format and a totally new staging.

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The underground path in Fortezza Basso

To see the city of Florence by its towers

Saturday, August 18, 2018 Editorial Staff Travel

Every summer, since June 24, a lot of Florence towers will be open for visits: Torre San Niccolò, Torre della Zecca and Porta Romana. In the summer 2018 two more extraordinary places are going to open their doors: Fortezza San Giovanni or Fortezza da Basso and Fortezza San Giorgio.

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Florence handcraft

The First Italian Handicrafts Fair Was Born in Florence

Saturday, April 21, 2018 Editorial Staff Life

From 21st April to 1st May 2018, the best Italian and International handicrafts are on show in Florence inside the spectacular premises of the  Fortezza da Basso. A successful event that has been going on for 82 years.

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Sting and Shaggy at the Anteprime di Toscana

Sting and Shaggy: a surprise performance in Florence

Saturday, February 10, 2018 Editorial Staff Life

At the Anteprime di Toscana in Florence, Sting sang in acoustic version, together with the singer raggamuffin Shaggy, surprise present to the previews , “Message in a bottle” and “Do not make me wait”, the song that the two artists performed at the Sanremo festival.

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The Florence Biennale

The Florence Biennale kicks off at the Fortezza da Basso

Friday, October 6, 2017 Editorial Staff Life

The Florence Biennale is the major contemporary art exhibition in Florence (Italy), where it is regarded as an outstanding showcase of the international contemporary art production.

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Pitti Bimbo 85

Pitti bimbo 85, big names and special projects

Thursday, June 15, 2017 Editorial Staff Business

Scheduled to be held from 22 to 24 June 2017 at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Pitti Bimbo 85 is the most important international fair dedicated to children’s fashion and lifestyles.

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Florence to host Pitti 92

Men’s fashion and lifestyle collections at Pitti 92

Thursday, May 18, 2017 Editorial Staff Business

Pitti 92 evolves under the sign of research redesigning the itinerary of the sections, between big names at the Fortezza and exhibition projects with a contemporary soul.

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The International Handicrafts Trade Fair in Florence

The International Handicrafts Trade Fair 2017

Saturday, April 15, 2017 Editorial Staff Life

The 81st International Handicrafts Trade Fair 2017 is coming… from April 22 to May 1, 2017 at the Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy.

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NEWS

Arno white riverbank walls spark debate after the black cube controversy

Arno white riverbank walls spark debate after the black cube controversy

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Florence names riverside square after Gucci founder Guccio Gucci

Monday, April 6, 2026

BUSINESS

Cooking schools, ATMs restricted as Florence rules for centre take effect

Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Nutella Highlights Florence

A Jar in Orbit, a Tribute on Earth: Nutella Highlights Florence

Sunday, April 12, 2026

TECH

Digital microneedles turn into QR codes for real-time health monitoring

Saturday, April 18, 2026

University of Pisa radiation sensors to fly on NASA’s Artemis II mission

Monday, April 13, 2026

TRAVEL

Open-air tourism in Tuscany tops 10 million stays in 2025

Friday, April 17, 2026

Pisa and Florence airports face delays as new EU border system comes into force

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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ARTS

Historic Horne portrait restored and presented in Florence

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Palazzo Strozzi hosts Superflex climate installation

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

LIFE

Florence Cocktail Week returns for 10th edition with events across the city

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Florence area marks 40 years of Il Cappello di Firenze consortium

Saturday, April 11, 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

Greece’s Social Media Ban for Under 15s Signals a Necessary Shift

Greece’s Social Media Ban for Under 15s Signals a Necessary Shift

Friday, April 10, 2026

Artists on the Journalist’s Couch

Tuesday, March 24, 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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