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Michelangelo's David in the Accademia, Florence.

On this day in history: Michelangelo’s David unveiled

September 8, 2024September 9, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 8th September 1504, Michelangelo’s masterpiece, the sculpture of the Biblical hero David, was unveiled in the Piazza dell Signoria, Florence.

The Trevi Fountain in Rome. By Diliff - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3943681

Tourists show disrespect for Italian monuments

August 6, 2024August 6, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In the latest event concerning Italian monuments, a Swiss tourist was found in the Trevi Fountain in Rome at 3am on Sunday.

First woman mayor of Florence, Sara Funaro, Image courtesy of PRESS OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF FLORENCE Funaro is one of the victims of the lewd website, since shut down

Florence votes in first woman mayor

June 25, 2024June 25, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The centre-left has retained control of the mayoralties of Florence and Bari, won back Perugia from the centre-right, and swept all five regional capitals up for vote, including Potenza and Campobasso. Florence voted in its first woman mayor.

Judith beheading Holofernes by Donatello - close up, pre restoration

Restored Donatello statue back in Palazzo Vecchio

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Donatello, a master sculptor during the Renaissance in Florence, created a bronze masterpiece of Judith and Holofernes. Following restoration funded by the Friends of Florence Foundation, it is back in the Palazzo Vecchio in historic Florence.

Bryan Allison via Flickr under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Gaggle of cruise ship tourists in Florence

Overtourism in Florence: Can we turn the tide?

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The problem of overtourism in Italy is on everybody’s tongues recently, but most loudly, after Venice, is the voice of Florence. From an ex-director of the Uffizi promising to rid the city of burger vans if he becomes mayor in June, to the director of the Accademia bemoaning the exploitation of David, it’s been a […]

Michelangelo's david at the Accademia. Image by Richard Mortel via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 DEED Attribution 2.0 Generic

The Accademia in Florence – the real experience

April 25, 2024April 25, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In a recent article in the Guardian, director of the Accademia in Florence Cecilie Hollberg claimed her museum offers “a high-quality experience”. Not so, say the tour guides who are in the museum almost every day.

Brunelleschi's Dome of Florence cathedral. Designed by Filippo Brunelleschi

On this day in history: Filippo Brunelleschi dies

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Filippo Brunelleschi died on 15th April 1446 in Florence. One of the fathers of the Italian renaissance, he is probably best known for the dome of Florence Cathedral.

Ponte Vecchio bridge in Florence is to undergo the second phase of a hige restoration project later this year. Image by Revol Web from Bologna, Italia via Wikimedia under Creatoive Commons license

Next phase of Ponte Vecchio restoration begins

April 14, 2024April 14, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In 2022, the mayor of Florence announced a major restoration of the Ponte Vecchio bridge in Florence, as it near its 700-year anniversary. This week, the mayor announced the phase regarding the removal of algae and lichen.

eike schmidt who will run for Florence Mayor

Former Uffizi director to run for Florence mayor

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Eike Schmidt, the German-born former director of the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, announced his intention to run for Florence mayor in June’s elections. He will be in coalition with the far-right parties.

Drone view of building site where the search continues for a missing construction worker

Search continues for missing construction worker

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The search continues at a supermarket building site in Florence for a missing construction worker. Hopes of finding him alive are dwindling following the tragedy that claimed the lives of four other workers, including one Romanian, two North Africans, and an Italian, on Friday morning.