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Brunelleschi's Dome of Florence cathedral. Designed by Filippo Brunelleschi Alleged fraud against Florence Cathedral

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.

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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.

Florence mourns building site victims

February 18, 2024February 18, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Florence paused on Saturday to mourn the victims of Friday’s structural collapse at a supermarket building site, which has claimed the lives of four construction workers and left a fifth still missing and feared dead. Three others are injured.

Florence building collapse Image from fire service on social media

Florence building collapse – three dead, others missing

February 17, 2024February 17, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Three workers are dead, three injured but not in a life-threatening condition and two are missing feared dead after a Florence building collapse on Friday, civil protection regional spokesperson Monia Monni said.

Florence, one of Italy's culture capitals Creator: pixabay.com | Credit: pixabay.com via Picryl.com

Florence second in top 10 culture capitals of the world

February 16, 2024February 16, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A British travel agency has announced its top 10 culture capitals of the world. Based on visitor reviews and sources such as Time Out, Titan Travel scored 60 world cities for culture factors. Florence came second behind Spain’s Granada.

Flood in Florence 1966. Image: Balthazar Korab, via The Library of Congress

On this day in history: Florence hit by floods six centuries apart

November 4, 2023November 4, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 4th November, Florence was hit by floods. Bizarrely, the two worst floods the city suffered occurred on the same day some 633 years apart, in 1333 and 1966.

Flooding caused by Storm Ciarán in northern Italy. Image: Italian Fire Service

Storm Ciarán kills six in Italy

November 3, 2023November 3, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Unprecedented rainfall from Storm Ciarán led to extensive flooding across a vast expanse of Italy’s Tuscany region. Residents were trapped in their homes, hospitals submerged, and cars overturned. The storm claimed the lives of at least six people in Italy, the toll climbing to at least 12 fatalities across Western Europe on Friday.

Drawings in Michelangelo' secret hideout under the Medici Chapels in Florence.

Michelangelo’s secret hideout opens this month

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A small room located beneath the Medici Chapels in Florence that is thought to have served as Michelangelo’s secret hideout briefly in 1530 is due to open to the public on a regular basis from November.