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

Much like London's Tower Bridge, the Ponte Vecchio was built to replace an earlier bridge. Once dominated by butchers, fishmongers and bakers, the original bridge was washed away during a flood in ...

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.

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

You'll probably spend a good chunk of time walking the narrow streets between the Duomo and the Ponte Vecchio, which are also lined with hotels of all price ranges and a host of mediocre restaurants.