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TV tonight: Martin Freeman’s soul unravels in The Responder

The excellent scouse cop drama continues to unsettle. Plus: Rob and Rylan hit Florence, and it is wonderful to see. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

What is the Grand Tour and where are Rob and Rylan visiting?

The pair visited a trio of Italian cities while tracing the historic ‘gap year’ tour

The Independent UK

Mathieu van der Poel to skip Olympic MTB to focus on Tour de France and road race

The world champion will not race again until the Tour begins in Florence at the end of June

Cycling Weekly

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Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour review – one of them has a formidable mind, but which?

The odd couple journey through Venice, Florence and Rome in the hope of enlightenment – and mending their broken hearts in the Italian sun. Expect to have your preconceptions challenged …

The Guardian - UK

Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour: where to watch, locations, hosts, interview, trailer and everything we know

Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour saw Rob Rinder and Rylan Clark explore stunning Italian cities and have candid conversations.

WhatToWatch

Why tourists need to respect the locals

Letter: The people who live and work in tourist hotspots such as Florence are engaging and generous, and deserve consideration, writes Stuart Henson

The Guardian - UK

‘Beacon of the world’: ex-Uffizi chief vows to save Florence if elected mayor

Backed by Giorgia Meloni’s party, Eike Schmidt says cracking down on burger stands, crime and overtourism will help restore status

The Guardian - UK

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'I inherited an Italian farmhouse and want everyone to enjoy its beauty'

Oliver Poole was the stunned recipient of Il Bacio, a charming 15th century farmhouse in the rolling vineyards of Chianti. Now you can stay there too...

Evening Standard

Hit-and-run tourism is tearing the heart out of Florence – there is a better way

As I learned from managing Michelangelo’s David, visitors can be nudged away from the joyless in-and-out mission for selfies and souvenirs, says Cecilie Hollberg, director of Florence’s Galleria dell’Accademia

The Guardian - UK

Roberto Cavalli obituary

Italian fashion designer who used exotic animal prints, embossed leather and distressed denim to create his flamboyant clothes

The Guardian - UK

Former Uffizi director under fire for joining race to be Florence mayor

If elected, Eike Schmidt would form a coalition with Brothers of Italy in what could be a major blow for the left

The Guardian - UK

Men’s Fashion Week S/S 2025: what to expect

Beginning this weekend, everything we know about Men‘s Fashion Week S/S 2025 so far, from Dries Van Noten’s final show in Paris to an intimate Craig Green presentation in London

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Giovanni Michelucci’s dramatic concrete church in the Italian Dolomites

Giovanni Michelucci’s concrete Church of Santa Maria Immacolata in the Italian Dolomites is a reverently uplifting memorial to the victims of a local disaster

Wallpaper

Perfect parabolas of spurting blood! Did Galileo teach Artemisia the science of gore?

Her savage masterpiece Judith Beheading Holofernes shows in gruesome detail what happens when a man is butchered alive. But how did Gentileschi manage to be so accurate? Our writer explores a centuries-old mystery

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Ferragamo’s Florence hub, where archive and atelier meet

Ferragamo has gathered its archive, atelier and workshop under one roof – a dream set-up for creative director Maximilian Davis, who takes Wallpaper* on an exclusive tour

The Guardian - AU

Snowy Hydro’s 2.0 fortunes might finally be turning as drilling gets back on track

Just over half of the project’s construction is already complete as the project’s previously stalled 2,500-tonne tunnelling machine returns to the grind

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Climate Activists Target Botticelli's Birth of Venus in Protest

Climate activists protest at Florence's Uffizi Gallery, attaching images of flood damage to Botticelli's The Birth of Venus. They highlight the Italian gov...

AAP

Better days ahead for Florence after a very dark year

Florence, the troubled tunnel boring machine, is back on solid ground and hard at work on the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project, but it's slow going.

International Business Times UK

Museum Director Calls Famous Italian City Florence A 'Prostitute'

Several people, including former Premier Matteo Renzi, have called for her resignation.

International Business Times

Museum Chief Brands Tourist-hit Florence A 'Prostitute'

Mass tourism has turned Florence into a "prostitute", one of the city's museum directors said Monday, sparking outrage from politicians including Italy's culture minister.

The Guardian - UK

Chateau Florence airport, anyone? A bouquet of fumes and jet fuel beckons

Plans to plonk a vineyard on the roof of the Amerigo Vespucci complex don’t seem to have been thought through

Wallpaper

Pitti Uomo 105 saw menswear designers consider the passing of time

Past, present and future collided at Pitti Uomo 105, as SS Daley and Magliano showed their A/W 2024 collections at the Florentine menswear fair

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