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At 9.09pm Italy time, on Monday, November 14, 2016, climb up high or stay close to Florence’s monuments to watch the Supermoon show, a natural spectacle that rarely ...
On November 5, 2016, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Florence Mayor Dario Nardella signed an agreement (the “Florence Pact”), which earmarks 110 million euro, in addition to the previously established 680 ...
Seventy new taxi permits have been issued by the City of Florence to improve transport around town.
This morning, sensors were placed beneath the Ponte Vecchio by the Italian Alpine River and Speleologist Group and Aquatic Emergency Team. The electronic devices monitored the stability of ...
Easter is a particularly special time in Florence. In addition to religious observances, it unofficially launches spring and the tourist season. If you’re in town for the festivities, here are some ...
Paint the town green! St. Patrick’s Day festivities in Florence may be few, but fun is guaranteed. Celebrations start on Thursday and extend through the weekend. St. Patrick’s Day Party at ...
When you live in Florence, you don’t visit the Duomo very often. Maybe if you have a visitor, you go inside. But when’s the last time you actually bought a ...
Set in the perfect Oltrarno-style location, which could just as easily be found in Berlin’s Mitte or Manhattan’s Lower East Side, you come across the new jewellery workshop Officine Nora ...
Break out your broomsticks and bags of candy: October 31 is just around the corner. If the only thing frightening about Halloween is how empty your social calendar looks, we’re here to help! Like any Saturday night in Florence, there’s much to choose
“Theatres are curious places, magician’s trick-boxes where the golden memories of dramatic triumphs linger like nostalgic ghosts, and where the unexplainable, the fantastic, the tragic, the comic and the absurd are ...
Florence’s dark side, brought to you by The Medici Dynasty Show As Florence evolves from a city of the past into a city of the future, its identity is ...
It had never really dawned upon me to visit the gardens of Florence. Maybe because until recently I was still trying to avoid doing things that my mother would do. However, having surpassed my teenage rebellion stage I was finally able to discover the gardens of Florence, and the boundless
Hidden Florence, brought to you by The Medici Dynasty Show 1. Bellosguardo Early birds can start their day with a view of the sunrise from Bellosguardo, a hill dominating ...
Looking for live music in Florence? Here are The Florentine’s picks for June. For updates and more music events, check out TF Weekly, updated every Thursday. Crocodiles IDM ...
Mezzosangue @Combovia Mannelli 2, May 2Check out this Italian hip hop artist, in Florence for one concert this season, presenting his new album ‘Soul of Supertramp.’ Dub Inc @Flogvia Michele Mercati 27/a, May 7A reggae/dancehall night with an international lineup: Dub Inc, acclaimed French reggae
Cultivating affection for your ‘corner bar’ in Florence is practically a local law. Choosing a neighborhood spot, standing al banco and swapping stories with the staff is one of the classic charms of living in Italy. No matter how much leverage you have with the locals, however, the
In support of the crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter that Opera di Santa Croce will be running in partnership with The Florentine from November 17 to December 19, 2014, we have organized two exclusive events that will allow you to get to better know the landmark Pazzi Chapel. Both events have
Strolling along via dei Servi, you might not glance twice at a walled-in window on the corner of via del Pucci. Behind it, however, lies a Renaissance tale of conspiracy and revenge. The window is part of Palazzo Pucci, former home of the Pucci family. When Pandolfo Pucci was
An ancient proverb holds that a lion’s power lies in our fear of him. If you look at the door on the left-hand side of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, you will find a lion and a lioness atop a column. The lion figures in
The 31 bus stops at the Gino Bartali bicycle museum in Ponte a Ema, where the cycling great was born on the southeastern side of Florence 100 years ago, but this sort of pilgrimage called for a bicycle ride. I had brought my bike for my five-month stay in
Filmmaker David Battistella moved to Florence from Canada in 2011 to pursue his dream: writing and producing a feature film based on Ross King’s 2000 book Brunelleschi’s Dome, about the life of Filippo Brunelleschi and the building of Florence’s Cupola. This column, which began
We may think we know Florence well, but how often do we look up? For example, have you ever noticed the collection of busts on the façade of a palazzo in borgo degli Albizi? If you have not, it is probably because most of them are high up
I love Fortezza Antiquaria, the flea market dotted beside the lake behind the Fortezza da Basso. The market is on every third weekend of the month, and I usually stop by to have a look at and to photograph all the curious stuff on sale here: old books, postcards, watches,
