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.

The Ponte Vecchio bridge, a 98-foot-long structure spanning the Arno River in Florence, Italy, will undergo restoration work for the first time in 677 years. The stone arches which support the bridge ...

Florence, the capital of the Italian region of Tuscany, has said it will spend €2 million on cleaning and repairing its Ponte Vecchio. One of the most iconic bridges in Italy is soon to be restored ...

Florence's Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral topped with Brunelleschi's dome. Statues in Florence's Piazza della Signoria. A procession of drummers in the Calcio Storico Fiorentino parade The medieval ...

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 ...

The city knows its popularity has been a mixed blessing. But if visitors don’t return soon, the shops that line the medieval bridge may not survive. By Laura Rysman FLORENCE, Italy — “Ponte Vecchio ...