http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/ Tuscany travel and tourism related news and informations for visitors and tourists visiting attractions and towns in Tuscany, Italy. en-uk Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:03:50 GMT A 75 year old Gennai Yanagisawa from Japan will take flight in the town Vinci birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci in tribute to the old genius original idea. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/829 Thu, 15 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT The work on the creation of the New Uffizi Gallery can be seen on the internet. By clicking on the website... http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/808 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Enter to win a luxury trip for two to the picture-perfect hill of Tuscany. Now through January 31st 2008 you could win an all-expenses-paid, first class trip for two to the most photogenic towns in the world: the medieval hill towns of Tuscany, Italy. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/806 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT Last month the taxi drivers and hotel managers in Florence reached an agreement to stop the wild grow of different prices. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/388 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT The world's first photography exhibition for the blind and the partially sighted people. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/328 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT A major event celebrating the art of the blacksmith is held every other year in Stia, during which there is the individual and team world forging championship. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/284 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:00:00 GMT Prato is known from wool weaving, which has played an important role in the financial and social development of the entire Tuscany region since the Middle Ages. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/280 Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT Ferragosto, Assumption Day, 15th August is the most important summer holiday in Italy, a time that all Italians who can get out of the cities and head for either the hills, the islands or the coast. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/228 Wed, 07 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT Leonardo Da Vinci - genius, artist, engineer and infamous keeper of secrets. As movie fans world wide follow the cinematographic hubbub of the Da Vinci Code, another Leonardo mystery crops up in Florence. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/227 Tue, 06 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT Lights on Chinart Generation - Transition from past to future. A selection of works between twelve Chinese artists of the contemporary art will be held in Palazzo Capponi all'Annunziata in Florence. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/222 Tue, 30 May 2006 05:00:00 GMT The Da Vinci Code opens in Florence cinemas; it promises to be a talking point for weeks to come, not least in the city where Leonardo once lived and worked. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/205 Fri, 05 May 2006 05:00:00 GMT Human Game, a project of Fondazione Pitti Immagine Discovery, Stazione Leopolda, Florence. It is a project involving reflections on sports and their central role in contemporary society. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/184 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:00:00 GMT From the Decline of the Medici to the Empire - the approximately 180 works of art selected for the exhibition embracing painting, sculpture, the goldsmith’s craft, jewellery, porcelain... http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/177 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 05:00:00 GMT The first exhibition dedicated to Lorenzo Monaco, leading protagonist of late gothic painting in Italy, one well known and respected by specialists, but still awaiting proper consecration among the vast public of today. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/171 Tue, 21 Mar 2006 05:00:00 GMT Sausages Abound, one person goes around offering everybody tasty sausages which must be grasped by the mouth without the aid of one's hands. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/144 Mon, 13 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT Open from March 1, 2006 until June 15, 2006, Bargello National Museum, Florence. This is the first exhibition that Italy dedicates to Giambologna, important artist, the most celebrated of the sculptors who lived in Italy after Michelangelo and ... http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/137 Fri, 03 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT Uffizi Gallery, City centre Florence, Tuscany. Opening date 1-03-2006 closing date 31-12-2006. The exhibition will present numerous original paintings and drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, a series of spectacular models of his most innovative machines... http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/135 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT Historical parade of the Florentine Republic to commemorate Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici's donation of the family heritage to the city. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/134 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:00:00 GMT The Teatro Comunale, Florence, presents a co-production between the Maggio Fiorentino Formazione association and the Teatro Comunale of Bologna, a free adaptation of the famous work by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart... http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/130 Tue, 24 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT February 16 - 18, 2006, Faculty of Educational Science, Florence. The intention of the conference is to outline a thoughtful balance of the studies relating to the communication of science and philosophy in the Mediterranean world. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/129 Mon, 23 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT Free guided visit of the Medici Chapels and other museums of the city, Florence, Tuscany. Opening date 18-02-2006. Historical parade of the Florentine Republic to commemorate Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici's donation of the family heritage to the city. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/127 Sat, 21 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT Santo Stefano Cathedral piazza del Duomo, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. It is the last year opportunity to visit the restoration worksite for Filippo Lippi's frescoes. Closing date 31-12-2006. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/122 Wed, 18 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT Arnolfo di Cambio, At the Origins of the Florentine Renaissance. Important period of exhibition events dedicated to great individuals who have characterized the artistic and architectural history of their time. From 21 December 2005 to 21 April 2006... http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/91 Sun, 13 Nov 2005 06:00:00 GMT The cultural Association of Continuous Art of Saint Gimignano organizes over the last ten years Art to the Art. An international symposium of contemporary art that recalls a group of Tuscan artists of great reputation. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/90 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 06:00:00 GMT Florence World Vision - it is a third edition with series of events and exhibitions dedicated to research and new technologies, organised by Firenze Fiera SpA. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/55 Sun, 11 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT Experts think Leonardo da Vinci was probably planning a picture of an adoration of the Christ child, but abandoned the idea before drawing Jesus as a baby, our correspondent says. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/14 Fri, 01 Jul 2005 05:00:00 GMT Researchers now believe these cryptic words could be a clue to the location of a long-lost Leonardo da Vinci painting and are pressing local authorities to allow them to seek the masterpiece of Renaissance art. http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/9 Mon, 27 Jun 2005 05:00:00 GMT