Firenze
First check your building..
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....
Read MoreThe state versus the city of Florence
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...
Read MoreDay Tripper: Florence
Planning a trip to Florence? For a short break, follow the steps of Christine Webb ...
Read MoreTwo successful trachea transplants - and the doctor is bound for Stockholm
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...
Read MoreBlog of the Week - Marc Dalessio
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...
Read MoreItaly goes batty
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....
Read MoreA "Funeral" in Florence
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”...
Read MoreIce Cream Festival in Florence
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.
Read MoreBella di giorno - brothel raid in Florence
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.
Read MoreThe Uffizi at your fingertips
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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