VIII BIENNALE OF FLORENCE

VIII Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art 2011

From 3 to 11 December will take place the 8th Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art. It will be situated at the Fortezza da Basso Exhibition Center in Florence, Italy.

Over 600 artists from more than 70 countries will showcase their works.

This year's Lorenzo il Magnifico Lifetime Achievement Awards, which will be awarded to José Luis Cuevas, painter, sculptor, writer and politician, considered among the most important contemporary artists and Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, one of the most renowned designers of all time, whose noteworthy collection is an exquisite artistic expression in fashion.

Jose Luis Cuevas - Apocalypsis 2005

 The Biennale Exhibition is open from 10am to 8pm. Ticket costs €10 (€8 with reduction).

ICE SKATING IN FLORENCE

Ice skating in Florence

You want to do somtheng different when you're in Florence?? You're bored by visiting museums, churches and statues??
So why don't you go ice skating??
From November 26, in Piazza della Libertà an Ice Palace will be set up and will offer a lot of services like the skate rental, music, bar ecc... The price of the skate rental is € 6,00.

Florence Marathon Nov 27, 2011

Hi all,
just wanted to remember that tomorrow will go on the Florence Marathon.
Please be careful if you have to catch any flight because taxis and buses are not running in the city center.

THE GREAT FLOOD OF FLORENCE, NOV 4, 1966

Hello guys,
last days we had havy rains in Italy and the worst happend to the city of Genova and the Cinque Terre. Around 15 people died in this flood tragedy.

Please help people in Genova, Italy buying this PDF file. All the ammount will be donated to them.

Check here this intresting digital edition and please buy a copy. It costs only €2,00 and it helps a lot!!!
www.theflorentinepress.com/florence-flood-1966/

Thanks in advance.

FLORENCE MARATHON 2011



Firenze Marathon 2011


42 km and 195 meters long in flat path this will be the Florence Marathon taking place on Sunday, November 27. The starting point is from Lungarno Pecori Giraldi and the arriving is at the Santa Croce square.
Over 10000 partecipant are running this year, so if you're planning to visit Florence in that days get ready to find a lot of people in the town and some areas and street closed to traffic.
Book in advance your hotels - this is my advice!