The Tuscan city of Florence has key sectors in culture, education, fashion and lifestyle, and high technology is taking the local economy into the future. FDI Magazine’s editor-in-chief Courtney Fingar reports.
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Tag: tourism
Famous Portraits in Diver Masks around Florence, Rome
Pope Francis, Pablo Picasso, Dante Alighieri, Botticelli’s Venus depicted in series Art can swim: An anonymous artist plasters city walls with portraits in diver masks.
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US students love Italy but wary after Knox case
US students love Italy but wary after Knox case. Read the survey “American Students’ Thoughts on Italy” by the Italy-USA Foundation and Loyola University in Chicago.
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A brand new 3D Video at the Info-Point in Florence
A brand new multimedia center for tourists was inaugurated last Friday on the first floor at the Info-Point in piazza Stazione, Florence, Italy.
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A New Free App for Intl. Tourists in Florence
FirenzeTurismo is the name of the new free tourist application to learn about the city of Florence and the territory of the province, in Italian and English.
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Enit launches campaign to promote Italy
Italy is promoting the touristic and cultural treasures of the euro-zone’s third largest economy with a new promotional campaign targeting foreign visitors and launched by the state tourism board Enit.
Read moreItaly’s attractions and the economic crisis
Italy’s charms appear somewhat resistant to the economic and financial crisis, as international tourists spent almost 3% more in the country this year, the Bank of Italy said Wednesday. Bookings from the United States are expected to increase by 5% to 15% Interest in Italy is also very high among Brazilians, the ENIT survey found.
Hiking on the wonderful Fiesole hill
Fiesole is a hill country, part of a wonderful and natural landscape. Starting from April, the town proposes hiking itineraries for everybody, up and down the hill of Fiesole. Walking along Fiesole’s paths is a unique hiking experience, not just for the natural beauty of the landscape but also because of the various cultural, historical and art appointments.
A 3 minutes trailer to “conquest” America
A trailer of three minutes to “conquest” the American and Canadian tourists. The Tuscany Region goest to New York. The trailer was introduced yestersay at he Indipendent Film Week. For the past thirty-two years, Independent Film Week has been a one-of-a-kind event that has brought the international filmmaking community to New York City to celebrate, advocate and introduce new voices on the independent scene.
Bad summer for tourism in Tuscany
“For the first time in the history of Italian tourism” in August tourist reservations in hotels decreased 1.1%, with a -3% of Italians and +2.1% of foreigners, said Bernabo’ Bocca, the president of Federalberghi which groups Italian hoteliers, commenting monthly data released by the federation. July and August together recorded a -6% in Italians and +1.1% in foreigners.