A guide to this summer’s calendar of events, festivities and traditions Amber Brown   Summer has finally arrived in Florence, bringing a host of events to entertain lovers of all tastes and genres. The end of May saw the start of the Estate al Bargello festival, a celebration that unifies dance, theater and music in the Bargello Museum’s beautiful courtyard. The festival continues throughout summer until September 22, and counts the prestigious Florence Dance Festival [...]

Two men rob tobacconist but leave ID behind Patrick O’Donnell On Saturday June 1 two men broke into a tobacconist on Via della Spada and stole €800 in cash along with thousands of euros worth of goods. However, in a stroke of fortune, one of the criminals left behind an ID document that led to their speedy arrest. According to the police report, two foreign males- a 32-year-old Palestinian and a 26-year-old Tunisian -have been [...]

Growing tourist numbers give rise to vandalism concerns Avani Kapur Vandalism seems to have become an inevitable trend in a city where tourism drives the economy and history is in every corner. In Florence, visitors flock in by the thousands to marvel at its artistic treasures and, while most stick to the rules, some still misbehave. In March, Pio Fedi’s Rape of Polyxena sculpture in the Loggia dei Lanzi in Piazza della Signoria was repaired [...]