the shops that line the medieval bridge may not survive. By Laura Rysman FLORENCE, Italy — “Ponte Vecchio lives on Americans,” said Fadi Ayshoh, retail director of the Gold Art boutique ...

With the Arno river flowing below, the Ponte Vecchio in Florence ... occupied by jewellers, art dealers, and souvenir sellers - built along its top. It was the only bridge in Florence that was ...

The pedestrian-only bridge has a lower level with shops and an upper level with walkways connecting art galleries and palaces on either side of the river. The Ponte Vecchio bridge in Florence.

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 ...

Florence's "Old Bridge" - in Italian "Ponte Vecchio" - is a medieval stone closed ... today it is made up of jewellers, art dealers and souvenir shops. This change is said to have occurred in ...

Ever since it was rebuilt in 1345, Italy’s Ponte Vecchio bridge has endured many hardships. Over the course of hundreds of years, it survived Adolph Hitler’s retreating Nazi army during World ...