The new regulation makes Florence the first Italian city to adopt such a measure to preserve decorum.
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Tag: UNESCO
Florence to Ban Rickshaws and Caddies from UNESCO Area
Under the new rules, only a limited number of small electric shuttles are allowed.
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Florence Removes 187 Keyboxes in UNESCO Area; Fines to Follow
The Florence Municipal Police have completed the removal of 187 keyboxes from the city’s UNESCO-designated historic center.
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UNESCO recommendations for the historic centre of Florence
This is the executive summary and recommendations of the report Joint UNESCO World Heritage Centre – ICOMOS, adivsory mission to the world heritage site of the historic centre of Florence, Italy.
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Uffizi to benefit 18 million culture package
18 million euros will bankroll the so-called Great Uffizi project in Florence, which aims to renovate the gallery and rearrange some of its masterpieces.
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Apennines become a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Three Italian sites become UNESCO Biosphere Reserves. Po Delta, Ledro Alps and Appennino sites added to list.
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Florence hosts the Unesco World Forum
The third edition of the UNESCO World Forum on Culture and Cultural Industries will take place from 2 to 4 October 2014 in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy.
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The UNESCO World Forum 2014 will take place in Florence (VIDEO)
The UNESCO World Forum on Culture and industries will take place in Florence in October 2014, after the success of previous editions at Monza in 2009 and 2011.
Read moreUnesco status for 14 Medici Villas in Tuscany
Fourteen Medici villas and gardens are included in the Unesco candidacy, which was sent to Unesco offices in Paris this year. Among the villas seeking World Heritage Status are Villa Careggi in Florence, where Lorenzo The Magnificent was born and died and which today is the property of the Tuscan Region.
Unesco chooses Florence for ICOMOS 2014
The city of Florence wins the next General Assembly of ICOMOS 2014, the most important international event aimed at the preservation of cultural heritage. The ICOMOS Executive Committee accepted the proposal made by the President of ICOMOS Italy, Maurizio Stefano, to host the big event in the city.