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Tenor fined for singing near Florence’s Duomo, video spreads online

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 Editorial Staff News

The incident occurred outside the cathedral, where performances are banned. Onlookers backed the singer.

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Santa Maria Nuova hospital in Florence

Canadian Tourist’s Midnight Hospital Visit in Florence Goes Viral

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Editorial Staff Travel

What surprised the patient was not just the efficiency of the care, but the setting itself and the modest cost of the treatment.

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Man Climbs Replica of David in Florence: Police Launch Investigation

Man Climbs Florence’s David Statue: Police Investigate Nighttime Stunt

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 Editorial Staff News

Another viral video raises questions about surveillance and respect for cultural heritage.

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Climbers on Santa Croce: Security Concerns Rise After Risky Video Goes Viral

Viral Video: Climbers Scale Santa Croce in Florence

Monday, July 14, 2025 Editorial Staff News

A short video showing two men scaling the façade of the Basilica in Florence.

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I social e la bellezza irraggiungibile

Friday, June 11, 2021 Eirini Lavrentiadou Italiano

C’è un’attrice che mi ricorda la bella Elena di Troia. Oggi guardando i miei social ho visto un video di questa attrice, che usava i filtri di Instagram. Ho pensato che la bellezza oggi, quella naturale e universale, non basta più.

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Social media and unattainable beauty

Friday, June 11, 2021 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

There is an actress who reminds me of the beautiful Helen of Troy. I saw a video of this actress, using Instagram filters. The beauty today, the natural and universal one, is no longer enough. On social media we have reached a point where we admire and believe in something that does not exist.

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Italians are passionate about social media

Italians are passionate about social media

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 Editorial Staff Tech

The smartphones use are increasing for Italians, especially for the young, whose daily life has been completely revolutionized by social networks, market research group CENSIS said.

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NEWS

Florence’s Sant’Orsola complex to be fully accessible by 2028

Monday, March 2, 2026

Florence and Pisa step up security after Iran escalation

Sunday, March 1, 2026

BUSINESS

Florence issues 30 fines in first weeks of new outdoor dining rules

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

4.5 Stars for Vino Nobile 2023, €1 Billion Value for Montepulciano

Saturday, February 14, 2026

TECH

Florence has a new bridge over the Arno: watch the timelapse

Friday, February 27, 2026
Tuscany upgrades regional digital portal with new AI-powered services

Tuscany upgrades regional digital portal with new AI-powered services

Thursday, February 5, 2026

TRAVEL

Giardino delle Rose in Florence to undergo upgrades and path repairs

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Florence named world’s top city for hands-on food experiences

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

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ARTS

Palazzo Strozzi unveils 2026 programme, from Rothko to “Broken”

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Uffizi Galleries reopen restored Lorena Staircase after eight years

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

LIFE

TourismA returns to Florence with restored Etruscan urn

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

A Country of Dialects, Now Speaking Italian. And English

Friday, February 20, 2026

SPORTS

Ben Stiller’s Super Bowl ad features an 80s dance track born in Tuscany

Monday, February 9, 2026

A love song born in Florence becomes the soundtrack of Milano Cortina 2026

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

OPINIONS

The Festival di Sanremo crowned Sal Da Vinci in 2026 with Per sempre sì

The Strange Seriousness of Eurovision

Monday, March 2, 2026
The Nouvelle Carte d’Europe dressée pour 1870

Europe as a Nervous Organism (1870) – and America Watching

Sunday, February 15, 2026

ITALIANO

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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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