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CITY OF FLORENCE
Florence discounts
 In Florence’s crowded historic center,
it can feel
like there are as many Americans as locals—and tourism board and
province officials want it to stay that way. They were in New York
recently to introduce the Fiorino Effect, a series of wide-ranging
discounts they hope will keep Americans visiting despite the weak
dollar.
The promotion kicks off May 15—timed to the start of Il Genio Fiorentino,
a 10-day festival—and runs through December 31. It provides a 10
percent discount at participating hotels and restaurants in Florence
and neighboring small towns like Reggello and Barberino Val D’Elsa.
Americans will also get free admission to the Palazzo Medici, a 20 percent discount on exhibits at the Palazzo Strozzi, and a 15 percent discount on performances at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
Be sure to mention the Fiorino Effect when booking your hotel room and download the voucher
before you go. It has an image of the fiorino (florin), a gold coin
introduced in the 1200s by Florentine bankers and that enjoyed a heyday
as the preferred currency for trade. The promoters are quick to compare
it to the role played by the dollar—for now, anyway.
05-08-2008
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Florence wants to crack down on illegal parking attendants
 After getting tough last
month with windshield washers, city officials here would now like to crack down
on illegal parking attendants.
According to city security councillor Graziano Cioni, the problem of aggressive
parking attendants "is getting worse but unfortunately we do not have
adequate means to deal with them".
He added that the issue was now on the agenda of the next meeting of the
provincial public security committee.
Data from municipal police showed that while 80 fines were issued between 2003
and 2006 against the illegal parking attendants, 111 had been issued in the
first months of this year. "The real problem is that we do not have
efficient means to combat this phenomenon," Municipal Police Chief
Alessandro Bartolini agreed. Florence
used to have only five or six 'historic' parking
attendants, mostly southern Italians, who primarily worked at night and during
special events. 09-13-2007
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