Sunday, Feb. 1: FLORENCE CARNIVAL PARADE: Starting point: Piazza Santa Maria Novella ending in Piazza della Signoria. 2:30 – 7 pm. Spectators will be entertained by elaborately-costumed masked participants, jugglers, and entertainment. Face painting for children will be available. A parade from the square will begin at 3:30 pm, moving to via de’ Banchi, via Barbadori, via de’ Rondinelli, via Tornabuoni, Lungarno degli Acciaiuoli, Por Santa Maria, via Vacchereccia with the grand finale [...]
November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In Florence, commemorations will start with a flash mob of protest featuring readings and speeches at Piazza Signoria in front of Palazzo Vecchio (City Hall) from 11 am to 1 pm. All the historic medieval gates will be illuminated in red, in addition to the copy of Michelangelo’s David situated in Piazza Signoria. November 25 was chosen as the [...]
Visitors have the chance to tour historical and cultural landmarks in Florence—including normally inaccessible venues— during FAI Autumn Days on .Saturday, October 11 & Sunday, October 12. Although admission is free, a visit to open sites during the weekend provides an opportunity to make a donation, large or small, to event organizer, FAI—the Fondo Ambiente Italiano (the Italian equivalent of the National Trust) — a nonprofit organization, which safeguards and promotes Italy’s [...]
Sunday, Sept. 28: CORRI LA VITA (Run for Life) charity walk and run. Starts at viale Lincoln in the Cascine Park (9:15 am) and ends at Piazza della Signoria. It is truly the inhabitants of the beautiful city of Florence that keep it running, and now it is time for the people to run for their city in a moving demonstration of solidarity, health, and community in the annual Corri La Vita, or [...]
The sound of Jeeps across the Ponte Vecchio had never been so welcome. They marked the arrival of Allied forces who brought food and supplies to the starving population in August 1944. The Liberation of Florence and the northward ascent into Germany marked the beginning of the end for 20th century Nazi-Fascism. Major commemorations will be taking place through Monday to celebrate the Liberation of the city of the Renaissance. Here is a [...]
The eighth edition of the All Star Game Florence began on July 7 and will continue through July 13. This event combines assorted sports with Florence’s established traditions to create an athletic spectacle at Piazzale Michelangelo. The All Star Game involves the four historic neighborhoods of the city. Florence’s districts are divided into Santo Spirito (white), Santa Croce (blue), San Giovanni (green) and Santa Maria Novella (red). The teams participating in the [...]
Avid readers will be excited to learn that Florence will play host to one of the most mature and thoughtful voices in sociopolitical writing this week. On March 25, Pulitzer-prize winning author Nathan Thrall will speak about his book ‘A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy’. The Guardian characterises the book as one that “illuminated the complex tragedy of Israel and Palestine”. Mr Thrall will be introduced [...]
Wednesday, March 5 (6 pm) Lecture in English: History of Winemaking in Chianti. The British Institute of Florence. Lungarno Guicciardini 9. In person (€15); send an email to bif@britishinstitute.it or via Zoom (voluntary donation). This talk will focus on the creation of the Chianti consortium and the development of new agricultural practices and winemaking in this renowned wind region. The invention of the different Chianti’s subzones and the evolution of wine production [...]
That Christmas is coming is evident throughout the city. Video mapping technology alternating shapes, volumes, colors, and surfaces through light will be projected on the Ponte Vecchio and the facades of the church of San Paolino, Palazzo Vecchio from December 7 to January 6, and holiday lights will decorate Piazza Santa Maria Novella, the Chamber of Commerce, Palazzo Medici Riccardi and the streets of Florence. Christmas Trees The lighting of the city’s giant [...]
The issue of violence against women will be in the spotlight once again on the annual International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25. The day aims to raise worldwide awareness about the various forms of violence that women can experience. This year, over 60 events will take place throughout the city of Florence starting the preceding week, in conjunction with local organizations. Although many of these activities [...]
