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HISTORICAL FACTS: Florence - Caught on Camera

This hotel in Florence was just named the best new hotel for 2026 by Esquire

Collegio Alla Querce, Auberge Collection, housed within a 16th-century villa turned boarding school, has views over both the Tuscan countryside and the historic city centre.

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Jack Harrison interview: New York to Florence, via Leeds and Liverpool, the winger speaks to Henry Winter about his well-stamped passport, Bielsa, NYC, and the future aged 29 and on loan at Fiorentina

The Englishman is enjoying his Italian exchange, despite missing the atmospheres and stadiums back home

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Florence pays homage to Gucci's founder with a piazza

Florence has named a new square Guccio Gucci Piazza to honor the fashion house founder in his hometown

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Man charged with theft after £150,000 violin ‘taken from north London pub’

The violin, crafted in Florence in 1740, had been loaned to Mr Ibanez for his Philharmonia Orchestra performances

The Independent UK

Travelling with young kids? These are Europe’s easiest city breaks for families

Denmark’s capital Copenhagen was the highest ranked city in a new ‘family breaks index’ with Berlin, Barcelona, Florence and Amsterdam rounding up the top five.

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Jenny Din, 9, Found Dead in Florence Pond After Wandering Away Barefoot in a Mint Jacket and Pink Headphones

A nine-year-old autistic girl, Jenny Din, was found dead in a pond after a 25-hour search in Florence, Kentucky. The community-led search involved multiple agencies and volunteers.

International Business Times UK

BTS, Rothko and Ryan Gosling befriending an alien: What's new in Europe this week

Kpop boy band BTS are back, Ryan Gosling stars as a school teacher trying to save the sun in sci-fi romp 'Hail Mary', and Florence stages one of Italy's largest Rothko exhibitions to date. Here's what to look out for this week.

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The five best cities in Europe to visit now for a long-weekend getaway

Spring is the ideal time to enjoy these European destinations without the crowds and heat of summer

The Independent UK

ICE detainee in Arizona dies after not receiving medical attention for severe tooth pain

Emmanuel Damas, a Haitian asylum seeker, was being held at the Florence correctional center before he died

The Guardian - US

The Florence hotel that might make you sack off the Duomo

The only issue with this new opening in the Florentine hills? It rivals the Renaissance splendour it overlooks

Evening Standard

The Impact of Texting and Driving in Florence, AL Car Accidents

Texting while driving has developed into one of the most hazardous driving distractions which now constitutes a major safety threat for both residents and tourists in Florence Alabama. The growing presence of technology in our everyday activities has created a dangerous situation where drivers who receive messages during their journeys…

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Is this the most opulent hotel in Florence?

Live like a Medici in a painstakingly restored Renaissance palazzo

Evening Standard

Forget Traditional Hotels — This Secluded, Supremely Decorated Private Residence in Florence Wants to Be Your Home Base

Strategically located in the Northern edge of town, This Time Tomorrow gives you a taste of "what it would be like to live your best life here, day in, day out"

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6 Brilliant Things to See and Do in Florence — Artemest's Creative Director on the City's Best-Kept Design Secrets, From Traditional to Avant-Garde

Artist, jewelry designer, and co-founder Ippolita Rostagno owes much of her creative flair to her Florentine upbringing. Here, she shares her favorite places in town beyond the Uffizi

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The mood was jubilant at Italy’s far-right Atreju festival. But has Meloni’s success peaked?

The PM has been lauded for Italy’s growing role on the world stage. But poverty and precarity are forcing vast numbers to emigrate, says Florence-based writer Jamie Mackay

The Guardian - UK

The Innocents of Florence by Joseph Luzzi review – how abandoned babies spurred a flowering of Renaissance art

The precarious, cruel but dazzling world of a foundling hospital is brought wonderfully to life by the author of Botticelli’s Secret

The Independent UK

TikTok reveals the travel destinations most popular among Brits. Do our travel writers agree?

From familiar favourites to little-known cities, these are the places currently popular with travellers on the social media platform

The Independent UK

Florence bans outdoor dining on ‘obstacle course’ streets in city centre amid tourism surge

Outdoor dining will be banned across 50 streets

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The Guardian - UK

Sicily deserves better than the looming prospect of a giant bridge that will never get built

Troubled waters over the world’s longest suspension bridge are no surprise. The Italian government should be funding public services, says Florence-based writer Jamie Mackay

The Guardian - UK

Failed signings, fan fury and resignations: how Fiorentina became a crisis club

After spending big there was optimism in Florence, but their season has been a mess that may get worse

The Guardian - UK

Louvre jewel heist: other daring art thefts from the museum

How the Guardian reported the stealing of art works from the Paris museum including the Mona Lisa in 1911

The Guardian - UK

Were their body parts used in satanic rituals? Netflix tackles the horrific ‘Monster of Florence’ murders

It was a brutal killing spree that gripped Italy – yet so little is still known. Why were lovers murdered in their cars? Why were their sexual organs often targeted? Author Tobias Jones sifts the evidence

The Guardian - UK

Trump calls climate science a ‘con job’. That could make tackling the crisis a whole lot easier

Europe and Brazil have a rare opportunity, unimpeded by the US, to make a success of Cop30 – and reshape the world order, says Francesco Grillo of the European University Institute, Florence

The Conversation

How to discover a planet

On October 6 1995, at a scientific meeting in Florence, Italy, two Swiss astronomers made an announcement that would transform our understanding of the universe beyond our solar system. Michel Mayor and his PhD student Didier Queloz, working at the University of Geneva, announced they had detected a planet orbiting…

Evening Standard

All’Antico Vinaio: It was Trip Advisor's most reviewed restaurant. But is it any good?

The Florentine sandwich shop is slowly taking over the world

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