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Jan 6, 2025 · Pope Boniface VIII called the first Jubilee in 1300. The frequency of Holy Years has changed over time. At first, they were celebrated every 100 years before Pope Clement VI reduced the gap to every 50 years in 1343 and Pope Paul II made it every 25 years in 1470. There have also been “extraordinary” Holy Years, such as in 1933 when Pope Pius XI chose to commemorate the 1900th anniversary ...

Jan 7, 2025 · 2025 is the year of the Jubilee.While it will be concentrated in Rome, expect a number of pilgrims to flock to Florence and surroundings, especially to visit religious sites in Tuscany like Santa Fina, Badia a Passignano, L’Eremo Le Celle in Cortona, La Verna and San Francesco in Fiesole.

Jan 31, 2025 · The Translation Table. A reading group dedicated to translated literature and literature about translation, with a special focus on practices of feminist translation, takes place in English at Biblioteca Femminista on via Fiesolana 2b until March.

News. Find out the latest news from Florence, Italy, with a particular focus on all the cultural ongoings in the Renaissance capital. We take you through art, food and wine, latest openings, changes to the city’s contemporary landscape, and updates on Covid-19 as well as everything else you need to know.

Jan 20, 2025 · The 14 palatial rooms on the first floor of the palace in the heart of the Oltrarno were home to the Medici, Lorraine and Savoy ruling families for three generations. One of the first residents of this wing was Grand Prince Ferdinando de’ Medici, son of Grand Duke Cosimo III, in the second half of the 17th century, while the last resident, Vittorio Emanuele III …

Sep 4, 2024 · A bylaw against short-term rentals. Overtourism continues to be the word on everyone’s lips after a summer of protesting in Spanish hotspots and graffiti appearing around Florence. In June 2023, Florence took steps to introduce a bylaw that would prohibit the short-term rental of residential real estate for tourism purposes.The regulation never actually entered into effect due to the number ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Until March 23, the Refectory of the Santa Maria Novella complex becomes home to an exhibition that fights against nuclear weapons. Senzatomica immerses viewers in some of the deadliest horrors using virtual reality with heartbreaking accounts, elaborating on the role of scientists in efforts to ...

NEWS Pedestrian passage to piazzale Michelangelo reopened. Via Monte alle Croci stairway links the San Niccolò area and the hill. This via Crucis has had much significance for Florence and its rich history.

3 days ago · Super Bowl. On the lookout for where to watch The Big Game on February 9? The Hard Rock Cafe on via dei Brunelleschi 1 has the whole show on the maxi screen (streamed in Italian from 11pm-4am), live from Caesars Superdome, with a hip-hop and modern dance show by the Florence Dance Center to set the mood.