In the seven centuries since the Ponte Vecchio was first built in Florence, Italy, the bridge has watched the city changing around it, surviving floods, fires and the Nazi invasion in World War II.

Florence was out of danger on Saturday due to the "decisive" role of a key floodgate that prevented the Arno river from ...

Italian authorities ordered dozens of people in Tuscany to leave their homes Friday after heavy rains swelled rivers and ...

The Ponte Vecchio traverses the Arno River near central Florence. Throughout its history, it has survived floods and even attacks during World War II, making it one of the oldest bridges in Italy ...

RLV: Building shops and housing on top of a bridge was not a common thing but the Arno River warranted this special building project that has withstood the test of time. There are open and enclosed ...

the Ponte Vecchio was not destroyed by Germans during their retreat on the advance of the liberating British 8th Army on August 4, 1944, unlike all other bridges in Florence." (Wikipedia) ...

The Ponte Vecchio spans the Arno River and connects the two sides of Florence. Originally built in 1345, it still follows the very old tradition of containing shops. Since the 1590s, it has been ...

In summer, a few tables materialize outside on one of Florence’s prettiest squares only steps from the Ponte Vecchio. People come here to eat offal, but there’s far more to the menu than that.

A stone's throw from the Uffizi and Ponte Vecchio, this stylish pioneer is ... in some of the most stylish and sophisticated hotels in Florence, Rome and the Tuscan countryside.