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Rock, Magic & Halloween – A fun October at the Hard Rock Cafe in Florence

October 3, 2025

October is going to be electrifying at Hard Rock Cafe Florence! From live concerts to family Halloween fun, the month is packed with events you won’t want to miss. Check out what’s planned on stage throughout the month: 🎀 Friday, October 17 – Pinktober Night This year, Hard Rock Cafe Florence proudly joins the 26th…

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A “lively” June at the Hard Rock Cafe

June 6, 2025

This June is a particularly busy month full of events at the Hard Rock Cafe, so we want to point out the main ones if you’re interested in adding music and good burgers to your itinerary while in Florence. To start off, this Friday, June 6th, there is a LIVE CONCERT by the Italian tribute…

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Michelangelo’s 550th birthday in 2025

March 3, 2025

This year marks the 550th anniversary since the birth of Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), and the Accademia Gallery in Florence is organizing a series of events to celebrate with a project entitled The Eternal Contemporary: Michelangelo 1475 – 2025. The initiative kicked off on March 6, 2025, and events are planned throughout the year. The figure…

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A chance to visit the Chiostro dello Scalzo

From February 21 through April 26, free guided visits every Friday and Saturday Every Friday and Saturday at 10am and 11.30am, up until April 26, you can take the opportunity to join a free guided visit to visit the Chiostro dello Scalzo where you can admire frescoes by Andrea del Sarto and Franciabigio. The visits,…

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Events

A “lively” June at the Hard Rock Cafe

June 6, 2025

This June is a particularly busy month full of events at the Hard Rock Cafe, so we want to point out the main ones if you’re interested in adding music and good burgers to your itinerary while in Florence. To start off, this Friday, June 6th, there is a LIVE CONCERT by the Italian tribute…

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Free museums in honor of the last of the Medici, Anna Maria Luisa

February 17, 2025

Why? To celebrate the legacy of Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici, who as the last of the Medici clan, bequeathed the family’s treasures to the city of Florence and Tuscan region On February 18, to celebrate the anniversary of her death, some of the museums of the Musei Civici Fiorentini as well as Palazzo Medici…

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Michelangelo’s Secret Room Will Finally Open to Visitors

November 2, 2023

Starting November 15, 2023, small groups of 4 people with required advance bookings Almost 50 years after its discovery in 1975, the small area called Michelangelo’s Secret Room will open to the public. The small area within the Medici Chapel museum complex with entrance from the New Sacristy, will open during an experimental time period…

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Experiences

Living in Florence with the Lockdown – Day 2

March 11, 2020

On the evening of Tuesday, March 9, the Italian central government decided to extend restrictions on the movement of people across the entire country to limit the spread of coronavirus, effective as of March 10. The special quarantine measures affect the entire nation of over 60 million people. We have been told to stay at…

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Coronavirus in Florence and Tuscany

March 4, 2020

We have created a post to answer some of the most pressing questions regarding traveling to or planning to visit Florence & Tuscany, please read it here: https://www.discovertuscany.com/blog/coronavirus-in-florence-tuscany-update-5014/ Yesterday, we shared on Facebook a screenshot of a letter Florence city mayor Dario Nardella sent to the US universities with study abroad programs in Florence. It…

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4 Christmas Holiday Tours in Florence

December 5, 2019

What better time than Christmas to enjoy the beauty of Florence? The city, dressed up for a party, is even more fascinating, and walking in the streets lit up with traditional Christmas decorations and lights provides undoubtedly a unique experience for anyone visiting at this time of the year. Those who will find themselves in…

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Breakfast with Santa

December 3, 2019

Calling all families with small kids who want to see Santa! Christmas is almost here and once again the Hard Rock Cafe is hosting a breakfast brunch for the holidays with Santa Clause! Santa will be present at the Piazza della Repubblica’s Hard Rock Cafe at “Breakfast with Santa” on Saturday, December 14 starting at…

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