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Florence, Pisa on flood alert as heavy rain closes museums and roads

Residents have been evacuated as several major rivers threaten to burst their banks

The Independent UK

Mexican Judge Agrees To Analyze Request By 'El Chapo' Guzman To Be Repatriated After Years Of Rejections

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is currently serving his sentence at the ADX Florence, a maximum-security federal prison in Colorado

Latin Times

‘Ambition beyond words’: How Siena’s art revolution brought heaven down to earth

Before the Black Death devastated Siena, the city thrummed with energy, expressed in art and architecture designed to dazzle its audience – and which still astonishes 800 years later

The Guardian - UK

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10 reasons to visit Italy in 2025: the best new holidays and cultural events

Walking and cycling tours, family holidays, great places to stay, blockbuster exhibitions and more launching this year

The Guardian - UK

Exploring Siena, Tuscany’s other artistic masterpiece

A major new exhibition at the National Gallery puts the spotlight on the Tuscan town’s artistic heritage. But nothing beats exploring its historic neighbourhoods on foot

The Guardian - UK

Two decades in the making, Satoshi Kuwata holds his first Setchu runway show in Florence

Satoshi Kuwata’s on-the-rise label Setchu, which won the LVMH Prize for Young Designers in 2023, is the culmination of a career that has seen him work for labels like Givenchy and Gareth Pugh, alongside London’s famed Savile Row

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Ultra Fancy Ducati x Piquadro Luggage Is Coming Your Way

When you think of fancy, high-end motorcycles, it’s more than likely that Ducati sits at the top of your list. And indeed, even for non-motorcyclists, Ducati has become synonymous with speed, performance, and racing success. In fact, lots of riders rock bikes like the Panigale V4—even if they don’t have…

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The best lesser-known cities for romantic getaways in 2025

Trade in the crowds for some quiet one-on-one time with these equally romantic but less hyped-up European cities

The Independent UK

At Pitti Uomo, guest designer MM6 Maison Margiela goes to the dark side

Showing its first dedicated menswear collection, MM6 Maison Margiela took to Florence yesterday evening for a collection rooted in nightlife and kink

Wallpaper

‘I was stunned’: man claims Florence karaoke bar banned Neapolitan song

Enraged customer’s video triggers social media debate over linguistic and cultural discrimination in Italy

The Guardian - UK

Men’s Fashion Week A/W 2025: what to expect

Everything Wallpaper* knows about Men’s Fashion Week A/W 2025, which begins today (14 January 2024) in Florence and heralds a new year in fashion

Wallpaper

8 of the best city breaks in Italy, from art-filled Florence to coastal Cagliari

Culture, history and excellent cuisine abound in these Mediterranean short breaks

The Independent UK

Secret passage that Florence's Medici used to move safely reopens to public after 8-year renovation

For centuries, Florence’s 16th-century Vasari Corridor was only accessible to dukes and lords

The Independent UK

Corridor of power: the Medicis’ cross-river Florence walkway opens to public

Tourists can now use 16th-century passageway over the Arno, whose windows were enlarged when Hitler visited

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Explosion at Florence fuel depot sends thick black smoke into sky

Thick black smoke poured into the sky near Florence, Italy, after a fuel depot explosion on Monday, 9 December.

Evening Standard

Florence explosion: Two dead and four missing after huge blast at fuel storage facility near city

Nine people were also injured in the blast in Calenzano on the northern outskirts of the Tuscan capital, authorities said

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Florence Implements Measures To Combat Overtourism

Florence's 10-point plan tackles overtourism issues, aiming for sustainable tourism growth in Italy.

The Independent UK

One of Italy’s most beautiful cities issues 10-point plan to tackle overtourism

The city has repeatedly pressed for a special regulation from the national government

The Guardian - UK

The week in art: Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael; Drawing the Italian Renaissance – review

A trio of Renaissance masters look over each other’s shoulders in Florence 1504, while a parallel show of drawings gets to the very heart of their art

The Guardian - UK

Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo: who is the greatest of the Renaissance masters?

Ahead of a new exhibition at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, writers make a case for each of Renaissance art’s big three, from the secretive genius of Leonardo to Raphael’s beguiling brilliance and the space-filling majesty of Michelangelo

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