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.

Once again, an American abroad has managed to astonish local authorities and appall the public by endangering the integrity of one of Italy's national architectural treasures. This time, it was the ...

Florence is one of Italy’s most popular cruise excursions, but visiting from Livorno or La Spezia takes planning to make the ...

Police in Florence fined a 34-year-old man from California for driving through pedestrian-only Ponte Vecchio bridge without proper license. Photo from Ahmed Mansour via Unsplash Italy’s Ponte Vecchio ...

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Charming 6-story Hotel in medieval building, located on far side of Arno River, by the Vecchio Bridge & Pitti Palace.

A tourist from California has been slapped with a hefty fine after driving his rental car over a medieval bridge in Italy on Jan. 26. The man, 34, claimed he was looking for a parking spot when he ...