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196 <article id="post-3544" class="post-3544 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news"> 197 <!-- <header class="entry-header"> --> 198 <div class="entry-header"> 199 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/free-museums-florence-womens-day/">International Womenâs Day in Florence: Free Museums & Events on March 8</a></h2> 200 </div> 201 <!-- </header> --><!-- .entry-header --> 202 <div class="entry-content"> 203<p class="date">March 7, 2026</p> 204<p>If you happen to be in Florence on March 8, the city marks International Womenâs Day with a full program of special initiatives dedicated to women. The most popular perk? Free entry to many museums for female visitors, along with cultural events, workshops, exhibitions and performances happening throughout the city. Before moving on…. the mimosa…</p> 205 </div><!-- .entry-content --> 206 <a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/free-museums-florence-womens-day/" class="btn btn-link btn-sm">Read more <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right"></span></a> 207 </article><!-- #post-## --> 208 </div> 209 </div> 210 <div class="col-masonry box-50"> 211 <div class="box-masonry article content-box"> 212 <div> 213 <a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/start-of-renovations-for-giottos-campanile/"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20720%20480'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://cdn.visitflorence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/duomo-facade-tower-night-720x480.jpg" alt=""></a> 214 </div> 215 <article id="post-3520" class="post-3520 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news"> 216 <!-- <header class="entry-header"> --> 217 <div class="entry-header"> 218 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/start-of-renovations-for-giottos-campanile/">Start of renovations for Giotto’s Campanile</a></h2> 219 </div> 220 <!-- </header> --><!-- .entry-header --> 221 <div class="entry-content"> 222<p class="date">February 20, 2026</p> 223<p>Big news from the Opera del Duomo about Giotto’s Campanile, one of the crown jewels of the Florence Cathedral complex, as it is getting a full makeover! Drone view of Giotto’s Campanile, Florence. Courtesy Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, photo by Fabio Muzzi Starting March 9, the bell tower will be wrapped up in…</p> 224 </div><!-- .entry-content --> 225 <a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/start-of-renovations-for-giottos-campanile/" class="btn btn-link btn-sm">Read more <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right"></span></a> 226 </article><!-- #post-## --> 227 </div> 228 </div> 229 230 </div> 231 <p class="more"><a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/category/news/">All Articles from <span class="bold">News</span> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right"></span></a></p> 232<!-- <hr> --> 233 <h2><a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/category/events/">Events</a></h2> 234 <div class="masonry"> 235 <div class="col-masonry box-50"> 236 <div class="box-masonry article content-box"> 237 <div> 238 <a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/wax-upon-a-time-a-new-exhibit-at-the-uffizi/"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20720%20480'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://cdn.visitflorence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mary-magdalene-wax-720x480.png" alt=""></a> 239 </div> 240 <article id="post-3494" class="post-3494 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events"> 241 <!-- <header class="entry-header"> --> 242 <div class="entry-header"> 243 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/wax-upon-a-time-a-new-exhibit-at-the-uffizi/">Wax Upon a Time, a new exhibit at the Uffizi</a></h2> 244 </div> 245 <!-- </header> --><!-- .entry-header --> 246 <div class="entry-content"> 247<p class="date">December 18, 2025</p> 248<p>Today, December 18, a new exhibit opens at the Uffizi Gallery that is quite interesting. It is called “Wax Upon a Time. The Medici and the Arts of Ceroplastics” – and the “Wax Upon” part is a play/translation of the Italian title of the exhibit’s play of words between “cera” which means wax and “c’era”…</p> 249 </div><!-- .entry-content --> 250 <a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/wax-upon-a-time-a-new-exhibit-at-the-uffizi/" class="btn btn-link btn-sm">Read more <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right"></span></a> 251 </article><!-- #post-## --> 252 </div> 253 </div> 254 <div class="col-masonry box-50"> 255 <div class="box-masonry article content-box"> 256 <div> 257 <a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/holidays-at-the-hard-rock-cafe-firenze/"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20354%20354'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://cdn.visitflorence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/kid-santa.jpg" alt=""></a> 258 </div>
259 <article id="post-3488" class="post-3488 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-events category-experiences"> 260 <!-- <header class="entry-header"> --> 261 <div class="entry-header"> 262 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/holidays-at-the-hard-rock-cafe-firenze/">Holidays at the Hard Rock Cafe Firenze</a></h2> 263 </div> 264 <!-- </header> --><!-- .entry-header --> 265 <div class="entry-content"> 266<p class="date">December 12, 2025</p> 267<p>Christmas, Corporate Dinners & a Rockstar New Yearâs Eve During the holiday season, Hard Rock Cafe Florence becomes the perfect place to come together, celebrate, and create unforgettable memories. Whether itâs a family dinner, a company gathering, or a special night out with friends, the Cafe welcomes everyone with its iconic atmosphere, live music, and…</p> 268 </div><!-- .entry-content --> 269 <a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/holidays-at-the-hard-rock-cafe-firenze/" class="btn btn-link btn-sm">Read more <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right"></span></a> 270 </article><!-- #post-## --> 271 </div> 272 </div> 273 <div class="col-masonry box-50"> 274 <div class="box-masonry article content-box"> 275 <div> 276 <a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/june-at-the-hard-rock-cafe/"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20640%20426'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://cdn.visitflorence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/live-music-rock-band.jpg" alt=""></a> 277 </div> 278 <article id="post-3405" class="post-3405 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-news"> 279 <!-- <header class="entry-header"> --> 280 <div class="entry-header"> 281 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/june-at-the-hard-rock-cafe/">A “lively” June at the Hard Rock Cafe</a></h2> 282 </div> 283 <!-- </header> --><!-- .entry-header --> 284 <div class="entry-content"> 285<p class="date">June 6, 2025</p> 286<p>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…</p> 287 </div><!-- .entry-content --> 288 <a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/june-at-the-hard-rock-cafe/" class="btn btn-link btn-sm">Read more <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right"></span></a> 289 </article><!-- #post-## --> 290 </div> 291 </div> 292 <div class="col-masonry box-50"> 293 <div class="box-masonry article content-box"> 294 <div> 295 <a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/free-museums-in-honor-of-the-last-of-the-medici-anna-maria-luisa/"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20720%20480'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://cdn.visitflorence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/electress-anna-maria-luisa-medici-720x480.jpg" alt=""></a> 296 </div> 297 <article id="post-3382" class="post-3382 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events"> 298 <!-- <header class="entry-header"> --> 299 <div class="entry-header"> 300 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/free-museums-in-honor-of-the-last-of-the-medici-anna-maria-luisa/">Free museums in honor of the last of the Medici, Anna Maria Luisa</a></h2> 301 </div> 302 <!-- </header> --><!-- .entry-header --> 303 <div class="entry-content"> 304<p class="date">February 17, 2025</p> 305<p>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…</p> 306 </div><!-- .entry-content --> 307 <a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/free-museums-in-honor-of-the-last-of-the-medici-anna-maria-luisa/" class="btn btn-link btn-sm">Read more <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right"></span></a> 308 </article><!-- #post-## --> 309 </div> 310 </div> 311 312 </div> 313 <p class="more"><a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/category/events/">All Articles from <span class="bold">Events</span> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right"></span></a></p> 314<!-- <hr> --> 315 <h2><a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/category/experiences/">Experiences</a></h2> 316 <div class="masonry"> 317 <div class="col-masonry box-50"> 318 <div class="box-masonry article content-box"> 319 <div> 320 <a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/holidays-at-the-hard-rock-cafe-firenze/"><img class="lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20354%20354'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://cdn.visitflorence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/kid-santa.jpg" alt=""></a> 321 </div>
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