The Museums of the city of Florence still open to families. Adults and kids, led by experts, will be accompanied to the treasures of art and history through unexpected interpretations: you can visit the valuable collection of the Bargello museum with a course on the history of music, or to approach the world of fashion with the beautiful shoes that will be made available to the Costume Gallery.
Tag: Italy
Gas prices above 2 Euros per liter in Tuscany
Gas prices in Italy, as in many parts of the world, have risen again with many parts of the country showing record highs. Tuscany is the first region for the average price of “super”. It has reached 2 euro per liter last week for the first time ever. The increased cost in Tuscany is due to a regional tax that will be used to pay flood damages and the island of Elba and in Lunigiana last winter.
Frecciarossa 1000, a 400 km/h Italian jewel
The new Frecciarossa 1000 aroused great curiosity among the visitors of the Meeting of Rimini, after the unveiling of the mock up on the evening of August 19 by the Premier Mario Monti. After Rimini, the first sight of the Frecciarossa 1000 road show will be Berlin, September 18. Next steps: Milan (October 2012), Naples (November 2012), Rome (December 2012) and 2013 Bologna and Florence.
Gino Bartali celebrated in US, Canada and UK
Gino Bartali was a war hero and a champion road cyclist. He was the most renowned Italian cyclist before the Second World War, having won the Giro d’Italia three times and the Tour de France in 1938 and 1948. A recent book available in US, Canada and UK focus on his work in helping Jews who were being persecuted by the Nazis during the time of the Italian Social Republic.
The Thirties. The arts in Italy at Palazzo Strozzi
The Thirties. The Arts in Italy Beyond Fascis (22 September 2012-27 January 2013) is an exhibition organized by Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi. It is curated by Antonello Negri. The exhibition explores the 1930s through the masterpieces of over forty leading artists of the period, including Mario Sironi, Giorgio de Chirico, Alberto Savinio, Achille Funi, Carlo Carrà and many others.
Uffizi Gallery is in trouble for bad smells
Bad odors in some of the rooms of the Uffizi Gallery: this is what the Unions indicate in a letter to the Superintendent Cristina Acidini. The discomfort is concerned, in particular, the Senese and Florentine Fourteenth century rooms and the International Gothic style rooms.
Hottest summer ever in Florence: marked 40°C
The latest, dubbed Caligula, led the ministry of health to issue a red alert early this week for several Italian cities, including Florence, where temperatures were expected to hit more than 40 degrees Celsius. Still, record-keepers say this year’s heat has not beaten the 2003 mark for heat.
New on-line store: choose your personal gifts
Not only books, but even every kind of gift. Now you can choose the best articles from Florence, Italy. Articles from the city has enchanted millions of people from all over the world in a new on-line store: “Florence Bookstore and Gifts” thanks to the collaboration between Florence Daily News and Amazon, the largest store in the world.
Piece of frame detaches in the centre: no injured
Scared but fortunately no injuries this morning in the center of Florence: around 12, a piece of cornice broke away from a building in Via de ‘Lamberti, in the heart, and fell to the ground.
Discover our new on-line bookstore by Amazon
There’s something new on line. Its name is Florence Bookstore: it offers the best titles on the subject selected by the contributors of Florence Daily News, the number 1 english news site in Florence, Italy. Once chosen, among thousands of titles, you can buy the book and wait for it to your house, thanks to the collaboration between Florence Daily News and Amazon, the largest bookstore in the world.