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Many people do not know that on March 25 the city of Florence celebrates the Florentine New Year. The City has included this date in the annual calendar of popular festivals and traditions and official celebrations. From the Middle Ages until 1750, in fact, this was the day on which the Church recalled the announcement of the Incarnation received f...

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The Uffizi galleries in Florence have been named as one of the 20 best art galleries in the world and the best in Italy in 2023 by America's World Art Awards. The selection is made on the basis of years established, industry reputation, online interest, location, size, aesthetics, socially relevant exhibits, motivational and educational programs an...

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A billionaire cable TV empire owner does not own a yacht, private jet and mansion on a beach, instead he shelled out $170 million to buy an Italian pro soccer team. Rocco Commisso, 73, bought ACF Fiorentina in Florence three years ago. His wife told him that if he insisted on buying a team, it needed to be somewhere nice. The price tag was also a b...

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After spending my junior and senior years of high school on Zoom calls and in Google classrooms, there was a bright spot at the end of the tunnel: I was accepted into New York University. As a native New Yorker, I was excited to go to a prestigious school close to home. But when the excitement passed, I realized I would be spending my entire freshm...

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Us Italians have truly taken this Italian proverb to heart, both during carnevale and anytime we throw a festa–chaos-filled days celebrated with cheese chases and food fights and a sport somehow more violent than rugby. Though it may seem like chucking oranges at your neighbor’s head is ruthlessness for the sake of ruthlessness, there actually is s...

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Four and a half million euros (about $4.8 million), the largest payment from a private individual ever made to a Florentine museum: benefiting the Uffizi Galleries. This immense act of sponsorship was made by U.S. patron Veronika Atkins. The huge sum will be used to fully restore the amphitheater of the Boboli Gardens, as part of the wide-ranging '...

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It's the symbol par excellence of the capital of Tuscany, a monument to aesthetic beauty and human genius. The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, known as the Duomo of Florence, represents much more than a beautiful religious building well preserved over the centuries. Indeed, it seems to encapsulate within itself all the spirit of the Renaissance...

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I've been to Florence on several occasions, even though I haven’t in years – note to self: it’s time to pay a visit soon. There is so much to see and learn in this city: art lovers, historians, and foodies all have the time of their lives there. Universally considered the cradle of modern Italian culture, Florence is the place we associate with the...

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Florence, the capital city of Tuscany, is renowned for its historic art and architecture, cuisine, and stunning views of the Arno River. One of the best ways to experience the essence of Florence is by strolling through its captivating streets. The streets of Florence are a perfect blend of medieval and modern architecture, featuring a mix of narro...

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The technique of stucco, which is used to replace or recall more precious materials, has its origins in antiquity. However, another technique that derived from stucco: scagliola, understood as a mixture of selenite, water, glue and natural pigments, developed its own autonomy of expression from the 17th century, and became widespread in Europe thro...

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