Austin working with Florence, Italy to promote partnership

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Florence, Italy is over 5,600 miles away from Austin. Yet, the two cities share more in common than one would think.This fall, Austin and Florence entered into a “historic agreement” to facilitate educational, cultural and business collaborations. Austin enters ‘historic’ agreement with Florence, ItalyCristiano Maggipinto is a diplomatic adviser to the mayor of Florence."There were so many similarities and complementary aspects between our two cities