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Florence bans fireworks for New Year’s Eve, glass barred in historic centre

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 Editorial Staff News

A public awareness campaign urges residents and visitors to protect animals from the effects of firecrackers.

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Florence may extend short-term rental limits beyond historic centre

Florence may extend short-term rental limits beyond historic centre

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 Editorial Staff News

Mayor Sara Funaro said the city is considering new restrictions in residential areas outside Florence’s historic centre.

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The conductor Riccardo Muti

Muti calls for Florence’s Maggio theatre to be named after Vittorio Gui

Monday, December 22, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

Conductor Riccardo Muti has urged Florence to rename the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino after Vittorio Gui, the founder of the Maggio festival.

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Work begins on the €31 million redevelopment of Florence’s Sant’Orsola complex

Work begins on the €31 million redevelopment of Florence’s Sant’Orsola complex

Monday, December 22, 2025 Editorial Staff News

Major restoration works have begun at the former convent, one of Florence’s largest and most complex historic sites.

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Constitutional Court upholds Tuscany’s tourism law on short-term rentals

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 Editorial Staff News

Judges reject government appeal, confirming regional powers to regulate short lets.

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Sant’Ambrogio Market reopens after €1.9 million renovation

Sant’Ambrogio Market reopens after €1.9 million renovation

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Editorial Staff Business

Historic market gains new outdoor roofs and charity shop after year-long upgrade.

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Reader finds reopened Baroque treasure, but with no information

Monday, December 8, 2025 Editorial Staff Arts

A visitor praises the restored San Carlo dei Barnabiti but notes silence around its reopening.

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E-scooter sharing to end in Florence by April 2026

E-scooter sharing to end in Florence by April 2026

Monday, November 24, 2025 Editorial Staff Travel

The Tuscan city to stop shared e-scooters from April 2026, citing safety and helmet law issues.

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Christmas lights switched on in Via Tornabuoni, extending across Florence’s luxury fashion district

Christmas lights switched on in Via Tornabuoni

Saturday, November 15, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

Florence’s luxury fashion district is now illuminated for the holidays, with archways of LED lights.

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Environmental green light brings Florence Airport’s new runway closer

Thursday, November 13, 2025 Editorial Staff News

The decree sparked political reactions exposing deep fractures inside Tuscany’s centre-left coalition.

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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

Crowds gather across Florence to watch Frecce Tricolori flyover

Saturday, April 18, 2026

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

Wednesday, April 15, 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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