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Tag: piazza Duomo
Protest Inside a Fashion Boutique Turns Heads in Florence
A group of workers turned a luxury boutique into a stage for their protest, stopping tourists and locals in their tracks.
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Easter 2025: Florence Celebrates a Perfect “Scoppio del Carro”
Florence marked Easter Sunday 2025 with the traditional Scoppio del Carro and everything went perfectly as planned.
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The pic of the week: under the Cupola of Duomo
The pic of the week is a particular view under the Cupola of Florence Duomo, Santa Maria del Fiore, sent by Allison McDonough.
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Nigerian sprayed with pepper-spray in Florence
A Nigerian man complained of being attacked during a fight with pepper spray near Florence’s Duomo.
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The walk of Charles and Camilla in piazza Duomo
The Prince of Wales Charles and the Duchess of Cornovaglia Camilla were granted a short walk to piazza Duomo during the visit to the city of Florence.
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Gilding the sphere of the Florence Baptistery
The last act of the restoration of the Florence Baptisteryhas been the gilding of the Baptistery, in particular of the golden sphere on top of the dome.
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McDonald’s controversial project in piazza Duomo
The International restaurant company McDonald’s has applied to build a restaurant in the piazzo Duomo, Florence, but the project is highly controversial.
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Florence Cathedral Museum to open October 29
New Florence cathedral museum to open Oct 29. Expanded exhibition space contains over 750 works.
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Florence baptistery restored waiting for the Pope
Scaffolding removed from Florence baptistery after facelift. 2 million euros restoration lasted 18 months.
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