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 ...

For travel tips, recipes and more insight on Italian culture, sign up for CNN’s Unlocking Italy ... along the Ponte Vecchio — Florence’s famous, shop-fringed medieval bridge — those ...

RLV: Building shops and housing on top of a bridge was not a common thing but the Arno River warranted this special building project that has withstood the test of time. There are open and enclosed ...

Italy is full of wonderful towns and cities ... quiet piazzas and a famous wooden bridge called Ponte Vecchio. The bridge was designed by Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio in the 1500s.

Ponte Vecchio (Italian for "Old Bridge") doesn't look like much from the outside ... that accommodates overflow parking on busy Friday and Saturday nights. But as in Italy, the outside of the building ...