Six people were killed and two are missing after floods caused by torrential rain in Livorno at the weekend.
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Tag: Tuscany
Pope Francis prays at tomb of Don Milani in Tuscany
Pope Francis prayed at the tomb of Don Milani, an Italian priest and educator from the Diocese of Florence, and spoke to the faithful present for his visit in Barbiana.
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Pope Francis to visit Barbiana, Bozzolo in June
Pope Francis will make a private visit to the Italian towns of Bozzolo and Barbiana on June 20, 2017 to pray at the tombs of don Primo Mazzolari and don Lorenzo Milani, Vatican radio reported.
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Former president Obama to visit Tuscany shortly
Former US president Barack Obama will arrive in Tuscany on Friday 19th May 2017 and will remain for four days, according to local media reports.
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Clean water: Tuscany’s blue-flag beaches for 2017
Liguria, with 27 locations, is followed, as last year, by Tuscany (19) and the Marche (17) for the regions with the most Blue Flag beaches.
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The Giro d’Italia will arrive in Florence in its 100th year
The Giro d’Italia celebrates its centenary edition in 2017. The 11st stage will travel to Florence on May 17, 2017.
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Disney Cruise will include Italy for the first time
First-time visits for Disney Cruise Line will include Italian destinations for the first time as parts of its summer 2018 itinerary.
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Tuscany’s wines more popular than ever abroad
Tuscany’s wines more popular than ever abroad and sales by 16 Consortia top one billion. The Region of Tuscany presented Anteprime di Toscana 2017 at the Fortezza da Basso. The US, Germany and Canada are the major customer markets.
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Tuscan wine on sale to the world at 5000 meetings
Beginning on February 9, 2017, BuyWine, the sector’s broadest-reaching commercial initiative, returns to the Fortezza da Basso. Organic production is on the rise, Russian buyers are back.
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Francigena Marathon to be scheduled on June 4, 2017
The first marathon on the via Francigena in Italy, following the route that Sigeric took, to be undertaken as an exclusively walking event June 4th, 2017.
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