In 1418 the town fathers of Florence finally addressed a ... Other questions plagued the cathedral overseers. Their building plans eschewed the flying buttresses and pointed arches of the ...

Rainfall swells the Arno river under the Ponte Vecchio bridge in Florence on Friday - Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP Andrej Ivanov Rainfall swells the Arno ...

Would you like to visit Florence? Discover some articles to help you plan out your trip: This impressive cathedral, whose construction began in the 13 th century and was completed in 1436 ...

In Florence, the Uffizi Galleries -- the world-famous art museum -- closed early, as did the Duomo cathedral. The fire service published images of cars partially submerged in the town of Sesto ...

More than 500 firefighters were working across Tuscany. Heavy rain swelled rivers and flooded streets in an area near Florence on Friday, with authorities issuing a red weather alert for the ...

Heavy rain swelled rivers and flooded streets in an area near Florence on Friday, with authorities issuing a red weather alert for the historic Italian city and its surroundings and ...

Eugenio Giani, head of the central Tuscany region that includes Florence and Pisa, told citizens to exercise "maximum care and attention", warning of "intense and persistent rain" during the day.