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June 20, 2014
Florence major, Dario Nardella, has just issued the official cancellation of the Calcio Storico final that was to be played on Tuesday, June 24th. The reasoning is that the tournament was already too highly compromised to have been valid, and tensions have been high all week so there was the fear that the match would…
June 13, 2014
Travel back to the Middle Ages this weekend! Starting tonight at around 6:30pm, the celebrations for the Ferie delle Messi, or Harvest Festival, will take off in Piazza Duomo in San Gimignano and continue all weekend.
If you’re in Florence and Tuscany over the next month (until July 13 to be precise), be prepared to be caught up in FIFA World Cup fever! To join in the fun, you can always head to the local pub – most have large screen TVs where you can watch all of the matches. With…
June 10, 2014
In the month of May two hundred years ago, poor Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to Elba, the main island in the Tuscan archipelago. Elba is celebrating the bicentennial with many special events over this summer, fall and winter (find the details here).
May 29, 2014
June 2 in Italy is a national holiday, the Day of the Republic. All administrative offices will be closed as well as many museums – but, in Florence, these will have special openings (normal entry ticket) from 8:15am to 6:60 pm The Uffizi Gallery The Accademia Gallery and from 8:15am to 6:30pm
May 15, 2014
This Saturday, May 17, is Europe’s 2014 Night at the Museum and as such many museums and other cultural sites in Italy will be open for extended evening times so that visitors can enjoy art and culture into the night. All of the museums that are taking part will be open from 8pm to midnight,…
May 9, 2014
Siena’s OPA (Cathedral administration) continues its initiatives in sharing its great art treasures with the public in “Aperitivi d’Arte“. Starting tonight, May 9, and every Friday from 7 to 9pm until June 13, visitors and residents alike to the city can enjoy a special evening learning in more detail about a specific work of art…
May 2, 2014
Jackson Pollock, Untitled, 1937-1939 – colored pencil, graphite on paper – The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York © Jackson Pollock, by SIAE 2014 While it might be a surprise to arrive in Florence and find one of the greatest American 20th century painters in the Renaissance city, finding Pollock at Palazzo Vecchio is itself…
April 28, 2014
In what has become an annual event for Florence, April 30th is once again the “White Night“, or “Notte Bianca“, a night dedicated to cultural events that bring both residents and visitors alike together to enjoy special exhibitions, openings and music all night long, from 6pm to 6am on May 1st. In its 5th year,…
April 24, 2014
Today, the doors to the Mercato Centrale‘s completely new first floor officially open to the public! We had the opportunity to visit a preview of the new floor last week and boy are we excited to share our impressions and pictures. If you’re coming to Florence soon, go see all of the market for yourself,…
