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.

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 ...

For the first time in its long history, the Ponte Vecchio will undergo a complex restoration operation,' mayor Nardella added. 'The bridge doesn't have any stability issues (it's secure and ...

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 ...

A Californian man has found himself in serious trouble after driving over the historic Ponte Vecchio medieval bridge in Florence, Italy, which is exclusively reserved for pedestrians and protected ...

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 ...

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 ...