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It's very hard not to be excited in Florence, lately. Just a few days ago I wrote about the Inferno premiere, and here I am again. It's official: the worldwide Medici Masters of Florence premiere is also set in Florence, at Palazzo Vecchio, on October 14th, 2016, just 8 days after Inferno. "Medici: Masters of Florence" is an Italian-American TV series co-produced by Lux Vide and Big Lights Productions. Season one will have 8 episodes and will be focused on the rise of the Medici family, with … [Read more...] about Medici Masters of Florence premiere in Florence

It's official. The Inferno premiere will happen in the city where most of the film (and the novel by Dan Brown) unfolds: Florence. Ron Howard, the director, Tom Hanks, the protagonist, and all the crew will be here for the premiere event which will happen on October 6th, 2016. The city of Florence will enjoy a worldwide preview for three days, from October 6th to October 8th. Everywhere else, the film will be released on October 16th. The film by Ron Howard is inspired to the novel by Dan … [Read more...] about Inferno premiere set in Florence in early October 2016

Today, the beautiful city of Florence was honored to receive a visit by Pope Francis. Despite the proximity to Rome and the Vatican City, this is an event that doesn't happen very often. We have to go back in history for almost thirty years to see another Pope in Florence, it was John Paul II in 1986, and another twenty years to see Paul VI, who celebrated the mass for Christmas in Florence after the devastating flood of the river Arno in 1966. … [Read more...] about Pope Francis in Florence – Photo Gallery

The trailer for the art film "Florence and the Uffizi 3D / 4K" has been finally released. Florence is already one of the top tourist destinations in the world, maybe this is why Italy and Tuscany don't spend a lot in promotion (not a good thing in my opinion), but in the next 12 months, thanks to private initiatives, the city of Florence will have an unprecedented visibility. I always wondered why such a beautiful city didn't appear very often in films, but someone in the industry must have … [Read more...] about Florence and the Uffizi 3D trailer

Dustin Hoffman and Richard Madden , the Rob Stark of " Game of Thrones " , will be in the cast of "Medici - Masters of Florence" , Italian-American TV series whose filming began this week in the village of Montepulciano . Dustin Hoffman will play the role of the Florentine banker Giovanni di Bicci, ancestor of the Medici family, founder of the Medici bank and father of Cosimo the Elder (Richard Madden), the first ruler of Florence.  He strolls around the large square of the village, in his … [Read more...] about Dustin Hoffman in the cast of Medici Masters of Florence

After two years of restoration, last night at 9:30 pm the first half of the Baptistery North doors by Lorenzo Ghiberti left the Opificio Delle Pietre Dure to be moved into the new Opera del Duomo Museum. It was a matter of moving a 4,000 Kg work of art for about 500 metres, going through the most suggestive place in Florence: Piazza del Duomo. This is part of a series of interventions on the heritage of the Cathedral of Florence, made for the scheduled visit of Pope Francesco in town between … [Read more...] about Baptistery North doors moved into Duomo Museum