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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2024
October '24 Autumn blooms, Tuscan Antiques, and Cecchini in Citta'!September '24 Florence in Lantern Light, and Run For A Cause August '24 Sunshine, Rooftops, and Summer on the River July '24 Sagras, Swimming, and Summer Festivals across Florence June '24 Florence Beneath the Open Sky - The Outdoor Season Begins May '24 Florence in Springtime Bloom! April '24 Buona Pasqua as Florence wakes in Bloom! 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 TimeNovember'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 CheerNovember '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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