The annexation of Tuscany to Unified Italy, and the decision made immediately thereafter to move the capital to Florence, was a great shock for both the city and the region. The functional needs ...

A programme of events will mark six decades since the disaster that inspired an unprecedented global wave of solidarity. The anniversary programme will be overseen by a steering committee jointly ...

Florence’s high-speed rail project has reached a major milestone as the two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) excavating the underground rail bypass broke through into the future Firenze Belfiore station.

Montedomini introduces 15 fully equipped apartments for vulnerable over-65s, combining independent living with on-site care and smart technology. Florence has inaugurated its first public senior ...

A multidisciplinary festival curated by Virgilio Sieni and produced by Cango blends talks and contemporary dance performances ...

Masaccio’s Holy Trinity, a masterpiece of Renaissance art, has undergone crucial conservation at the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella. The project, completed this week, ensures the long-term stability ...

The facilities at Villa Il Tasso have been upgraded to accommodate the training activities of young scholars, with the aim of eventually opening the villa for public visits, thanks to the support of ...

What’s not to love about a rooftop bar when temperatures spiral in Florence and we’re required to hunt down a whisper of wind ...

Perched on the terrace of La Loggia overlooking piazzale Michelangelo, the rooftop has been reimagined this summer as the home of the Maleki Caviar House, created in collaboration with a ...

The 14 palatial rooms on the first floor of the palace in the heart of the Oltrarno were home to the Medici, Lorraine and Savoy ruling families for three generations. One of the first residents of ...

For Israeli singer-songwriter, poet and activist Noa (Achinoam Nini), peace is not a naive dream or an unattainable utopia. It is something that must be re-envisaged before it can be created. That ...