The Florentine: English News Magazine in Florence. The news magazine for Florence lovers: Art, Culture, Food & Wine, Things to do and Classifieds.

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 …

Nov 7, 2024 · Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura * “Florence’s cosmopolitan credentials receive a boost with Karime Lopez and Takahiko Kondo’s cuisine, served in this modern, lively restaurant that bears the name of theatrical chef Massimo Bottura.The cuisine overseen by these excellent cooks demonstrates an openness to the rest of the world, with influences and reinterpretations …

Description. I’ve never been one to make New Year’s resolutions, let alone keep them. As we embark on another trip around the sun, with winds of change guaranteed to blow in from across the Atlantic, writing a list of promises would only add unnecessary stress, followed by the disappointment upon breaking them.

Dec 3, 2024 · Videomapping on Ponte Vecchio, Palazzo Vecchio and San Paolino gathers gazers to share in the Christmas spirit. Lights spread the cheer all over the main squares and monuments of the city, with decorated trees adding to the joy. There’s a wide range of activities organized both in the centre and suburbs, above all aimed at families, and even Santa Claus and his …

Oct 31, 2024 · “Siena was an epicenter of artistic innovation and ambition in the 14th and 15th century. Its impact on the development of European art and on the development of painting cannot be emphasized enough,” said Max Hollein, The Met’s Marina Kellen French director and chief executive officer.“This monumental exhibition will bring together the most important …

Oct 2, 2024 · Ahead of the opening of the 20th-century American artist’s exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi, we sat down with Douglas Dreishpoon, the show’s curator and director of the Helen Frankenthaler Catalogue Raisonné, and Christian Levett, art collector, owner of several of the artist’s works and a member of the Palazzo Strozzi Scientific Committee.

Jan 28, 2025 · Description. At The Florentine, we’ve been choosing our favourite rooms out of the revamped Royal Apartments at the Pitti Palace. Jane likes the Queen’s Bedroom, Giacomo prefers the Green Room, while I have a penchant for Florence’s take on the Oval Office in these new presidential times.

Oct 21, 2024 · Hard Rock Café Florence (via dei Brunelleschi 1) is offering a traditional Thanksgiving feast of slow-roasted turkey breast and all the trimmings with a classic pumpkin pie to follow from 12 noon to 10:30pm.The meal costs 30.70 euro per adult and 12.25 euro for children under 10. Starting at 9pm, there will be a special music session with the Tennessee …

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.