
If you are going to hide in a building, it is a good idea to look at the sign on the front of it first; this could be the moral of the following story from ANSA....
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A ferragosto row over the ownership of what is arguably the most famous statue in the world – Michelangelo’s “David” – has broken out between the Ministry of Culture and the City Council of Florence...
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Planning a trip to Florence? For a short break, follow the steps of Christine Webb ...
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In a first for Italy, two patients suffering from trachea cancer, a 31-year-old Czech woman and a 19-year-old British woman, received successful trachea [windpipe] transplants using their own stem cells during July. However, the pioneering doctor who led the operations is not happy with Italian bureaucratic procedures...
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Marc Dalessio is a painter based in Florence who created his blog to share information and ideas about techniques and materials as well as to keep people updated about his paintings and exhibitions. Marc also teaches and has travelled to some interesting and unusual places to paint...
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It’s a self-assembly wooden box measuring 35 by 60 centimetres and the Italian chain Coop sold 12,000 of them, at 27 euros each, during April and May....
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Around one thousand people turned out, many of them dressed in mourning, for a funeral procession with a difference in Florence yesterday. The occasion was a “remake” of the final scene of the 1975 Mario Monicelli film, “Amici Miei”...
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The cradle of the Renaissance is to become the “cradle of ice cream” from 28th – 31st May when the city of Florence hosts its first ice cream festival. The event is sponsored by Sammontana and launches a campaign for the EU-approved Guaranteed Traditional Speciality Seal [STG] to be applied to ice cream.
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Police in Florence raided a garage near the city’s Vittoria Bridge on Monday afternoon after rumours that it was housing a brothel had reached them, reports ANSA. There they found three women, several clients, pornographic films and a stock of condoms and sex aids.
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The official Uffizi iPhone application allows you to visit the Museum virtually, find out about all the masterpieces it contains and always have images of your favourite Uffizi paintings with you.
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