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Tag: San Marco

Tuscany state museums open for Easter weekend, free entry on Easter Sunday

Monday, March 30, 2026 Editorial Staff Arts

Extended openings across the region will offer visitors a long cultural weekend, with free admission on Easter Sunday and special access on Easter Monday.

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Florence museums offer free entry for women on 8 March

Friday, March 6, 2026 Editorial Staff Arts

To mark International Women’s Day, women will have free entry to major museums in Florence, including the Uffizi Galleries, the Accademia Gallery and the city’s civic museums.

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Fra Angelico becomes the most visited exhibition ever at Palazzo Strozzi

Fra Angelico becomes the most visited exhibition ever at Palazzo Strozzi

Monday, January 26, 2026 Editorial Staff Arts

More than 250,000 visitors at Palazzo Strozzi and over 100,000 at the Museo di San Marco marked a record success for the Florence exhibition.

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Rothko in Florence: a major exhibition opens at Palazzo Strozzi in 2026

Monday, January 5, 2026 Editorial Staff Arts

From March 14 to August 23, 2026, Florence will host a major exhibition, with over 70 works at Palazzo Strozzi and two satellite venues.

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Fra Angelico: A Renaissance Journey Between Palazzo Strozzi and San Marco

Fra Angelico: A Renaissance Journey Between Palazzo Strozzi and San Marco

Friday, September 26, 2025 Eirini Lavrentiadou Arts

Florence pays tribute to one of the great masters of the early Renaissance with a landmark exhibition dedicated to Fra Angelico. 

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Beato Angelico, Franciscan Triptych (detail), 1428–1429.

Fra Angelico at Palazzo Strozzi and San Marco

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 Editorial Staff Arts

From September 26, 2025, to January 25, 2026, Florence will host a landmark exhibition dedicated to one of the greatest masters of Italian art.

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Florence Tramway Expansion: New T2 Route Opens January 25

Florence Tramway Expansion: New T2 Route Opens January 25

Friday, January 17, 2025 Editorial Staff Travel

This extension adds six new stops from the Florence Airport to Piazza San Marco.

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Fra Beato Angelico Annunciation

Catholic Novel Set In Florence Wins Book Award

Monday, November 2, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

The Annunciation is a love story that connects to an assassination plot on Pope John Paul II where religious students are studying frescos at the San Marco convent in Florence, Italy.

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Lamentation Over Christ by Beato Angelico

Beato Angelico’s Lamentation displayed with Turin Shroud

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

The public presentation of the Shroud of Turin will be complemented by a famous 15th century painting The Lamentation of Christ by Renaissance master Beato Angelico.

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Florence robbery: two arrested over attack on American touristFlorence robbery: two arrested over attack on American tourist
American tourist seriously injured in violent robbery in Florence city centreAmerican tourist seriously injured in violent robbery in Florence city centre
Michelangelo exhibition in Florence highlights restored 17th-century workMichelangelo exhibition in Florence highlights restored 17th-century work
Florence Half Marathon draws 6,000 runners through city centreFlorence Half Marathon draws 6,000 runners through city centre
Florence to Ban Outdoor Dining Structures in 50 UNESCO Streets from 2026Florence to Ban Outdoor Dining Structures in 50 UNESCO Streets from 2026
Florence’s Explosion of the Cart returns on Easter Sunday 2026Florence’s Explosion of the Cart returns on Easter Sunday 2026
Florence protest links local rally to global No Kings demonstrationsFlorence protest links local rally to global No Kings demonstrations
Florence to End Shared E-Scooter Rentals from April 1, 2026Florence to End Shared E-Scooter Rentals from April 1, 2026
Rome–Florence high-speed rail line to close for works on 11–12 April 2026Rome–Florence high-speed rail line to close for works on 11–12 April 2026
Florence issues 30 fines in first weeks of new outdoor dining rulesFlorence issues 30 fines in first weeks of new outdoor dining rules

NEWS

Florence protest links local rally to global No Kings demonstrations

Monday, March 30, 2026
Florence robbery: two arrested over attack on American tourist

Florence robbery: two arrested over attack on American tourist

Thursday, March 26, 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

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

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Florence to End Shared E-Scooter Rentals from April 1, 2026

Tuesday, March 31, 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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