THE HISTORY

After the Twin Towers tragedy, we at PITCHER & FLACCOMIO decided to start a Monthly Newsletter to entice all our friends, clients and those interested in Florence and Tuscany to come back to visit. Within the first few days of each month the latest issue of our NEWSLETTER is available here on our website. We have made several years of the back issues accessible to our clients and people planning a visit in the future. Since nearly all of the festivals occur at about the same time each year, one can choose the appropriate time to come.

In the NEWSLETTER we publish our latest listing of properties for rent and sale, together with clients' comments, information about life in Italy, and other articles of general interest. In each issue we present a property that we consider special for a specific reason.

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OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

2024
March '24 Florence Awakens for Spring
February '24 Carnevale and Calcio Storico to Wake Florence up from Winter!
January '24 Florence Celebrates the New Year!


2023
December'23 Florence Shines at Christmas Time
November'23 Autumn Harvest and Indulgence Indoors
October'23 Cinema, Truffles, and Art Week for Fall
September'23 Florence Runs for a Cause! Corri La Vita is Back
August'23 Films and Festivals for a Summer in the City
July '23 Estate Fiorentina: 15 Festivals for Florence Summer!
June '23 Florence Celebrates with the Festa di San Giovanni
May '23 Florence in Full Bloom
April '23 Florence Blooms with Art and Spring Flowers
March '23 New Exhibits and Florence Celebrates as Spring Blooms
Feruary '23 Ancient Traditions and New Openings Warm the Last of Winter
January '23 New Years Celebrations and Winter's Art and Music


2022
December '22 The City Overflows with Christmas Markets and Cheer
November '22 Chestnuts, Truffles, and Films to Savour
October '22 Art, Film, and Food Festivals fill the city
September '22 Harvest, Jazz, and Florence’s first Art Week
August '22 Summertime Fun in the City
July '22 The Sizzling Summer of 15 Festivals
June '22 Festa San Giovanni, Riverside Bars, and the return of the Calcio Storico
May '22 Florence in Springtime Bloom
April '22 Easter, Spring Blooms, and New Openings
March '22 Art, Food and good spirits
February '22 San Valentine and Black History Month Florence
January '22 Warmth of the Hearth for our New Year


2021

December '21 Florence in full Christmas Splendour
November '21 Truffles, Chestnuts, Music and Films to Savour
October '21 Contemporary Art, Hotels, and Flavours liven up Florence!
September '21 Florence Celebrates with Music, Arts, and Corri La Vita
August '21 Summer of Stars and Music
July '21 Festival Season for Summer in the City
June '21 Springtime Blooms and Music by the River
May '21 Music and Culture in Bloom for Spring
April '21 Spring brings Music, Sunshine, and Easter at Home
March '21 Look towards the Stars with Dante
February '21 Museums, Music, and Black History Month Florence
January '21 Florence Streamed to the World


2020

December'20 Season’s Celebrations Close to Home
November'20 Community, Support, and Online Culture for Autumn
October'20 Flowers, Truffles, and Music fill the Season
September'20 Harvest, Music, and Special Safety Measures for Autumn
August'20 Outdoor Gardens, Music, and Life beneath the Stars
July '20 Sunshine, Open Air, and New Visions Together
June '20 Rinasce Firenze, Dining Outdoors, and Buying Local!
May '20 Stage Two and Spring Blooms in Florence
April '20 Love, Life, and Community continue in Florence
March '20 Spring Celebrations, Free Museums, and Florence Remains Open
February '20 Carnevale, Comedy, and the City in Love
January '20 Florence 2020! Concerts, Fashion, and Winter Fun.


2019

December '19 Stunning lights, Chestnuts, and Market-filled nights
November '19 First-Press Oil, Truffles, and Film Festivals Galore
October '19 Autumn Change with Cool Nights and Chestnut Delights
September '19 Rientro, Autumn Harvest, and Run For A Cause
August '19 Balmy nights, summer feasts, and musical treats
July '19 Nightlife, Swimming pools, and Keeping Cool
June '19 Festivals, Football, And Fun Along The Arno
May '19 Mothers, Gardens, and a City all in Bloom
April '19 Fireworks, Treats, and Rebirth for Easter
March '19 The City Rebirths with Flowers, Exhibits, and Celebrating Women
February '19 Historic Battles, Romantic Nights, and Carnevale
January '19 Fashion, Sales, and Thermal Baths to warm up Winter


2018

December'18 Carols, Lights, and Warmth of the Season
November '18 Chestnuts, Saints, and Winds of Season's Change.
October '18 Performance, Truffles, and Chestnuts Centre Stage.
September '18 Harvest Season, Crazy Carts, and Lanterns in the Streets.
August '18 Swimming, Singing, and Da Vinci Treasures.
July '18 Summer nights of music, music, and more music.
June '18 Celebrate the Patron Saint with balmy nights, music, and lights.
May '18 Florence in Bloom with Flavour and Music
April '18 Eggs, Flowers, and Springtime Rebirthv
March '18 Celebrating Women, Fathers, and the Florentine New Year!
February '18 Carnevale, Love, and Fireworks in the Night
January '18 LA BEFANA, PITTI FASHION, CENTRO PECCI and ORGANIC AND ARTISAN MARKET


2017

December '17 MELISSA KREIDER, MICHELANGELO and CHRISTMAS CONCERT
November '17 ARNO RIVER, TATTOO and ETHNIC MUSIC
October '17 Chestnuts, Truffles, and a little Night Music
September '17 Grape Harvest, Duomo's Birthday, and Running for a Cause
August '17 - Sunset on the Rooftops and Feasts Across Tuscany
July '17 - Live Music, Festivals, and Riverside Beach Bars
June '17 - Fireworks, the Patron Saint, and feasts across Tuscany
May '17 - Local talent, springtime flavours, and gardens in bloom
April '17 - - Gelato, Kites, and the Colours of Spring
March '17 - - Painter Nuns in the Uffizi, Flowers in bloom, and Season's change.
February '17 - CARNEVALE SPECTACULAR, LOVE FROM SAINT VALENTINE, AND CONTEMPLATION FOR LENT
January '17 - OPERA, LIGHTS, AND COLD WEATHER DELIGHTS


2016

December '16 - TWINKLING LIGHTS, CHRISTMAS CONCERTS, AND STREET MARKET CHEER
November '16 - WHITE TRUFFLES, GASTRONOMY, AND THE RETURN OF BOTTICELLI
September '16- HARVEST CELEBRATIONS, DAY OF THE MADONNA, AND CORRI LA VITA
August '16- IAZZA NIGHTLIFE, BEACH BY THE RIVER, AND OPEN-AIR ARTWORKS
July '16- SUNSHINE,BEACHES, AND MUSIC OUTDOORS
June '16 - COLOUR, DANCE, AND SUMMER FESTIVALS
May '16 - GARDENS, ARTIGIANI AND MUSIC OUTDOORS
April '16 - WHITE NIGHT, BIKES, AND ARTISTIC DELIGHTS
March '16 - SPRING REBIRTH, DONKEY RACING, AND GUGGENHEIM TREASURES
February '16 - CARNEVALE, CHOCOLATE, AND THE PRINCE OF DREAMS
January '16 - DIVINE BEAUTY, BODY WORLD, & FESTIVALS FOR THE EPIPHANY

2015

December '15 - HOLIDAY WISHES, NEW YEAR HOPES & A FESTIVE FLORENCE
November '15 - POPE FRANCIS IN FLORENCE, OPERA DEL DUOMO MUSEO OPENS & PIZZA ALL NIGHT AT THE TRAIN STATION
October '15 - DUOMO MUSEUM REOPENS, MOVIES MANIFEST & FESTIVALS EVERYWHERE
September '15 - WINE FROM THE VINEYARDS, OPERA IN TOWN & CORRI LA VITA
August '15 - SAN LORENZO'S STARS, VEGETARIAN TREATS & MUSIC IN TUSCANY
July '15 - MUSIC AT THE MUSEUM, MUSIC IN THE PARKS & MUSIC IN TUSCANY
June '15 - NEW EXHIBITS, FIREWORKS & HISTORIC SOCCER
May '15 - THE ART OF FLOWERS, THE ART OF MUSIC & THE ART OF MASTER CRAFTSMEN
April '15 - ASTER CAKE, EASTER EGGS & THE IRIS GARDEN
March '15 - HISTORIC DESIGNER FASHION, SUGAR SCULPTURES & SPRING TRUFFLES
February '15 - SWEET PERFUME, COLORFUL CONFETTI & GLITTERING JEWELS
January '15 - WISE MEN PARADE, PITTI JEWELS & SILENT FILMS

2014

December '14 - HOLIDAY BAZAAR, LIGHTS AND MUSIC & GOOD CHEER
November '14 - FOOD AND FILM FESTIVALS, SHOPPING & JAZZ
October '14 - OPERA, ARTISANS & CHESTNUT FESTIVALS
September '14 - HARVEST FESTIVALS, DUOMO TOURS & CORRI LA VITA
August '14 - SHOOTING STARS, MUSEUM OFFERS & CHIANTI NIGHTS
July '14 - OPERA, BRASS BANDS & STARRY NIGHTS
June '14 - OPERA, FASHION & FIREWORKS
May '14 - GARDENS GALORE, WINE WITHOUT END & MIDNIGHT MUSEUMS
April '14 - EASTER SURPRISE, IRIS GARDEN BLOOMS & MYSTIFYING PONTORMO
March '14 - CELEBRATE WOMEN, FLORENTINE NEW YEAR & MICHELANGELO
February '14 - MAGIC, CARNIVAL & MYSTERY GUIDE
January '14 - YELLOW WALLS AT THE UFFIZI, BEFANA IS COMING & FASHIONISTAS ARRIVE FOR PITTI


2013

December '13 - MUSIC AT THE MONASTERY, MARKETS FOR THE HOLIDAYS & MACHIAVELLI TURNS 500
November '13 - NEW ART EXHIBITIONS, LOTS OF MOVIES & THANKSGIVING CHEER
October '13 - CORRI LA VITA, INTERNATIONAL ART & TRUFFLE SEASON
September '13 - WORLD CLASS CYCLING, WINE HARVEST & THE RUSSIAN ARTISTS ARE COMING!
August '13 - SAN LORENZO GRILLS, CANOVA COMES TO TOWN & FORTE BELVEDERE IS OPEN, AGAIN
July '13 - MUSIC IN THE STREETS, MUSIC IN THE VINEYARDS & MUSIC IN THE MUSEUMS
June '13 - CELEBRATE ST. JOHN, MUSIC IN PALACES & CLASSES OR GLASSES OF WINE
May '13 - GARDENS, GELATO, MAGGIO MUSIC & ARTISANS
April '13 - BALLOONS, ART, MUSIC & NOTTE BIANCA
March '13 - WOMEN, EASTER & PARADES FOR BOTH
February '13 - CHOCOLATE FAIR, CARNIVAL, AND A BIG KISS TO FLORENCE
January '13 - HI -TECH OPERA, RED & BLUE UFFIZI, & WINTER MARKETS

2012

December '12 - HOLIDAY BAZAAR, WINTER GARDEN & HOT CHOCOLATE
November '12 - FLORENS 2012, A FILM OR TWO EVERY DAY & AUTUMN CALCIO
October '12 - TRUFFLES, ART OF THE THIRTIES, & CHESTNUT SAGRAS
September '12 - CORRI LA VITA, DOORS OF PARADISE, & WINE FESTIVALS
August '12 - PINOCCHIO AT THE LIBRARY, AT THE PARK, AND AT DINNER
July '12 - PICNICS, THEATER & MUSIC IN TUSCAN PARKS
June '12 - PARADES, FIREWORKS, HISTORICAL SOCCER & THE FESTIVAL OF SAN GIOVANNI
May '12 - IRIS FLOWERS, GELATO FESTIVAL & ARTISANS IN A RENAISSANCE GARDEN
April '12 - EASTER PARADES, TUSCAN WALKS & AMERICANS IN FLORENCE
March '12 - CELEBRATE WOMEN, FLORENTINE NEW YEAR, & DINOSAURS
February '12 - CARNIVAL COMES EARLY, CHOCOLATE SOLVES EVERYTHING, AND IT'S LEAP YEAR
January '12 - FASHION (MODERN & RETRO) AND NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS


2011
December '11 - GALA DINNERS, HOLIDAY BAZAAR & ICE SKATING
November '11 - WHITE TRUFFLES, GREEN OIL AND RED VINO NOVELLO
October '11 - MEDICI MONEY, TREASURE ROOMS, & CHESTNUT FAIRS
September '11 - CORRI LA VITA, HARVEST FESTIVALS, AND LA RIFICOLONA
August '11 - A GLASS OF WINE UNDER THE SHOOTING STARS, THE PALIO AND FERRAGOSTO
July '11 - BEACHSIDE ON THE ARNO, MUSIC IN THE PIAZZA & HARRY POTTER AT THE ODEON
June '11 - FIREWORKS, FESTIVALS, FOOD & WINE
May '11 - FABBRICA EUROPA 2011, ST. JAMES’ EVENTS, MILLE MIGLIA: VINTAGE CAR RALLY
April '11 - FLOWER MARKETS, FREE CONCERTS, AND THE EXPLODING EASTER CART
March '11 - CARNIVAL, BUTTERFLIES, NEW YEAR'S FLORENTINE STYLE & FRITTELLE
February '11 - THE VASARI CORRIDOR – ANOTHER CHANCE, PERUGINO FOUND, CHOCOLATE FAIR
January '11 - GEORGE CLOONEY AND MARIO SPEZI, PITTI BIMBO N.72, CHOCOLATE FAIR

2010

December '10 - FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, MATTHEW BOURNE’S SWAN LAKE, GHIRLANDAIO SHOW
November '10 - ARTIGIANATO & PALAZZO YOUNG, 27th FLORENCE MARATHON, TRUFFLE FESTIVAL
October '10 - FRANCE ODEON, STING and TIM ROBBINS AND THE ROGUE GALLERY BAND
September '10 - CORRI LA VITA!, FLORENCE WINETOWN, BRONZINO, the AMERICAN WAR CEMETERY
August '10 - CORRI LA VITA 2010, THE BARDINI MUSEUM, LO STECCHETO RESTAURANT
July '10 - A ROOF WITH A VIEW, DRACULA AT THE BARGELLO, LUCCA SUMMER FESTIVAL 2010
June '10 - LA BOTTA, DRACULA AT THE BARGELLO, THE VIRTUES OF LOVE, TORRITA BLUES.
May '10 - RENT AND PURCHASE BIKES in FLORENCE, VASARI CORRIDOR IS OPEN, I RAGAZZI DI SIPARIO.
April '10 - IRIS GARDEN and BONSAI FAIR, NOTTE BIANCA, DE CHIRICO, MAX ERNST, MAGRITTE, BALTHUS: A look into the Invisible
March '10 - TASTE No. 5, METAMORFOSI DI PRIMAVERA, SLOW: LIFE IN A TUSCAN TOWN
February '10 - FIERA DEL CIOCCOLATO, ELIO FIORUCCI, DE CHIRICO, MAX ERNST, MAGRITTE, BALTHUS
January '10 - PITTI, INNOCENT AND SLANDERED - Federico Zuccari, SAINTS, POETS, NAVIGATORS

2009

December '09 - MEET AUTHOR MARIO SPEZI, L’ARMA PER L’ARTE, PORCELAINS BY BETTY WOODMAN
November '09 - FIFTY DAYS OF INTERNATIONAL CINEMA IN FLORENCE FESTIVAL, REGGELLO EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL FESTIVAL, ART AND ILLUSIONS
October '09 - FESTIVAL OF SANTA REPARATA, FORTEZZA ANTIQUARIA, BETTY WOODMAN
September '09 - THISWEEKINITALY.COM, VINO AL VINO, MAN RAY - THE FIFTY FACES OF JULIET
August '09 - LIBERATION OF FLORENCE, DRAWINGS FROM THE LOUVRE, THE TUSCAN SUN FESTIVAL, 55th PUCCINI FESTIVAL AT TORRE DEL LAGO, DANIEL FERRO VOCAL PROGRAM
July '09 - ITALIAN SKETCHES by Deirdre Pirro, FLORENCE CAR SHARING PROGRAM, Il SASSO DI DANTE, FROM PETRA TO SHAWBAK
June '09 - FITC, PITTI IMMAGINE UOMO, ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE
May '09 - GIRO d’ITALIA - historic 100th edition, MILLE MIGLIA: VINTAGE CAR RALLY, SALMAN RUSHDIE IN FLORENCE
April '09 - BARDINI MUSEUM REOPENS, THUMBS UP FOR CHOCOLATE, WORLD SACRED MUSIC WEEK, DAVID LACHAPELLE.
March '09 - READERS REVIEW RESTAURANTS – Pensavo Peggio, TASTE - a festival of food, MEMORIES OF ANTIQUITY IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY ART.
February '09 - A WOMAN TO BE REMEMBERED, FUN AND FREE, BEAUTY NEWS, RUTH'S
January '09 - CHIANTI BY FORBES MAGAZINE, A MASTERPIECE AT BAR RIVOIRE, CHOCOLATE

2008

December '08 - RIVER TO RIVER: FLORENCE INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL, ANNIGONI AT VILLA BARDINI, WOODY ALLEN IN FLORENCE in concert
November '08 - ELECTION NIGHT 2008, THANKSGIVING, FLORENCE QUEER FESTIVAL, BEAUTY IN FLORENCE
October '08 - MUSICA DEI POPOLI, WOMEN IN POWER: CATERINA AND MARIA DE’ MEDICI, FRIENDS OF THE UFFIZI, NAVIGATE THE FLORENCE MEDICAL SCENE
September '08 - FLORENCE WINE EVENT, ARTE COME TOTEM - JULES MAIDOFF, VINO AL VINO, ALESSANDRO REGGIOLI - RED-HOT HEART
August '08 - LIBERATION OF FLORENCE, FERRAGOSTO, TUSCAN SUN FESTIVAL, THE PUCCINI FESTIVAL
July '08 - VINTAGE SELECTION, CAROLE A. FEUERMAN, SUMMER JAZZ FESTIVAL, LA BELLA MANIERA IN TOSCANA
June '08 - FUNK OFF: 10th Anniversary, PALIO DEI NAVICELLI, I GRANDI BRONZI DEL BATTISTERO, PESTO ALLE ERBE AROMATICHE
May '08 - THE FIORINO EFFECT, TROFEO MARZOCCO, MILLE MIGLIA VINTAGE CAR RALLY
April '08 - FLORENCE TANGO FESTIVAL, FATTORI AND NATURALISM IN TUSCANY, FESTA DELLA STAGION BONA a PANZANO, LA MUCCA SUL TETTO
March '08 - ANTIQUARI ALLA FORTEZZA, TASTE (Food Fair), LA CANTINA DELL’OIL SHOPPE
February '08 - BUTTONS: HANGING BY A THREAD, FRA GIOVANNI ANGELICO, PAINTER OF ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, VIAREGGIO CARNIVAL
January '08 - SALDI, PITTI IMMAGINE FASHION FAIRS, VINTAGE CLOTHING AUCTION, CHOCOLATE FAIR, VIAREGGIO CARNIVAL

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