Japan hunts Florence Duomo vandals Japan's two largest newspapers on Monday apologised to Italy on behalf of Japanese tourists who have been scrawling their names on the walls of Florence's famed 15th-century Duomo during trips to Europe.

Pitti Bimbo: kids fashion returns to Florence From June 27 to 29, Florence's Fortezza da Basso will host Pitti Immagine Bimbo, the largest international children's fashion fair.

Audi is new partner of Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi Car producer Audi (Audi Firenze) became the latest member of the Associazione Partners Palazzo Strozzi, which is presided over by Lorenzo Bini Smaghi.

Blimp crashes in Florence centre The pilot of an advertising blimp flying over Florence lost control and crashed into a park near the city centre on Friday.

Florence to be international fashion stage in June Pitti Immagine Uomo is back in Florence - an international fashion stage but also observation point for the evolution of lifestyle and customs.

Nobel prize research at 'LENS' Florence University's LENS lab in Sesto Fiorentino has executed research that opens new doors in the study of electric conductors and for the first time puts a key theory of Nobel prize winner Phillip W. Anderson in practice.

30 Million euros for small and mid-sized businesses Banca Cr Firenze and Centro Fidi Terziario have agreed to supply a 30 million euro plafond in financing for small and mid sized businesses in Tuscany, thanks to agreement that foresees easy access to financing and advantageous payback time.

Centro di Firenze per la Moda Italiana sees sales increase to over 33.5 million euros Centro di Firenze per la Moda Italiana (CFMI) ended 2007 with sales over 33.5 million euro, slightly above their 2006 sales of 33.4 million.

New Tuscany Facebook-like site The project for the creation of social network dedicated to communities passionate about horseback riding, golf and sailing, proposed by Dfl, hosted by the Florence Incubator, was selected along with another seven from all over Italy to participate in the first business matching innovative companies and potential investors.

Florence renews its agreement with Digital Cities Florence is becoming increasingly technological. Evidence of this is the renewal of its interest in ''Digital Cities'', an international project from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston.