There are many reasons to love Italy, and its sumptuous ... be sure to include the gorgeous Ponte Vecchio. What makes this occasionally overlooked bridge special is that it is almost like a ...

Much like London's Tower Bridge, the Ponte Vecchio was built to replace an earlier ... making it one of the oldest bridges in Italy to span the Arno. Today, it is one of the most popular sites ...

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.