BuyFood Toscana: showcasing Tuscan specialty foods
Seasonality, quality and authenticity are cornerstone values of Tuscan fare, but the abundance of gastronomical offerings sometimes means that it can be difficult to know where to find the real deal and how to make an informed choice.
University of Edinburgh #7 in the world for
sustainability. But what does that mean?
The metrics used to gauge each university’s commitment to sustainability range from local to global in terms of impact and comprise both environmental and social concerns.
Giardino dell’Ardiglione: a true community garden
Tucked away in the Oltrarno, in a hidden corner of San Frediano, the Giardino dell’Ardiglione Association builds upon decades of community service to create an oasis for the families that call Florence home.
La popolarità di Firenze crea opportunità per tutti
Negli anni post-pandemia, il ritorno della popolazione di studenti a Firenze ha presentato nuove opportunità per l'università e la cultura studentesca. I numeri altissimi di stranieri che scelgono la città per fare Erasmus, per ragioni connesse alla cultura, al clima e alla diversità di cose da fare, dimostrano che Firenze è molto ben considerata dai giovani di tutta Europa.
Street art appears on shutters on Via Palazzuolo
Via Palazzuolo takes on colourful new additions in the form of street art installations painted on the shutters of ten shops along the street near piazza Santa Maria Novella. Each a different artist, each a unique style, they aim to refresh via Palazzuolo and give it a reputation for urban art.
Annya Sand exhibits ‘Tribute to Women’ at Hotel Savoy
The work of British-Kazakh abstract artist Annya Sand is exhibited in the UN Headquarters in New York, the Houses of Parliament in London and now Florence’s Hotel Savoy. Annya talks with The Florentine about the exhibition, Tribute to Women, which opens on March 9, being the hotel’s first female artist in residence and her creative process.
The Student Housing Crisis: Opening up a dialogue
Each September sees hundreds of students scrambling for lodgings in a narrowing circle of choice, as prices climb far beyond affordability and greater numbers are pushed to the outskirts of the city, where they exchange proximity to campus for the chance to find somewhere to live.
Hat making in Florence + Tuscany
Hat makers go by the name “milliner”, originally deriving from the word “Milan” and linking the craft to the fashion hub in northern Italy. However, numerous luxury artisanal milliners in Florence, past and present, cite the city’s historic hat-making practice as an inspiration for design and technique, and in some cases, the creation of the workshops that still operate today.
Reflecting On The Relevance of Remembrance Day
November 11th came and went this year, with all the usual commemorations taking place in Edinburgh, but student engagement with it seemed limited. The vast majority of students did not wear a poppy, and the university’s own remembrance service, held at Old College, did not receive large numbers of student attendees.
Student housing: a luxury?
As we hail in the spring, Florence hails in the next crop of students arriving for a semester abroad, while the previous cohort waves an undoubtedly teary goodbye. With the student population renewed, questions are asked about how Florence can accommodate the vast number of international students that it hosts for semesters, years and degrees at a time.
Has Hollywood run out of actors?
Ruth Cullen takes a closer look into the reasons why Hollywood uses non-actors in some it's the biggest blockbusters, the market forces at play and the influence of fanbase culture.
Astronomical traditions in Florence: from historical exhibits to modern scientific breakthroughs
Astronomy and its free-spirited cousin, astrology, both have important roles to play in the history of Florence, not only in a scientific sense, but also in art and modern culture.
El Duomo: Florence’s first Spanish magazine
Founded only two months ago, El Duomo magazine is Florence’s Spanish language magazine and is the first of its kind in the city. The Florentine talks with co-founder Francisco Jaen Martos about the magazine’s origins, aims and ambitious future.
Elena Ferrante and the History of the Italian Language
Using the account of Neapolitan bilingualism from Elena Ferrante’s acclaimed novel ‘My Brilliant Friend’ as a starting point, Ruth Cullen discusses the history of the formation of modern standard Italian.
In their own words, they are the first great experiment in Italy in football club ownership by the people. With no single proprietor, no centralized control and completely collective decision making, Centro Storico Lebowski Football Club is in a different league from the rest.
Centro Storico Lebowski: Florence’s fan-owned football club
Weaving a new thread in Florence’s artisanal tradition
Florence’s artisanal tradition is one of the many ways that the city’s history is lived out today. Artists and craftspeople of every variety build upon centuries of artistic practice with traditional methods joining new innovations in their daily work. Among the artists that live and work in Florence are those working with textiles, a craft with a strong legacy in the region.
