The blown-up bridges had not been rebuilt across the Arno and there were tremendous food scarcities. |
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As they approached from a side street, the magnificent Ponte Vecchio came into view, arched over the river Arno. |
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The shuttle bus from the Villa San Michele brought me down to the Arno Valley and the city itself. |
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The Ligurians occupied a strip of coast stretching from the Arno to the Rhine. |
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Furthermore, there is the Piazza Santa Trinita, a square near the Arno that mark the end of the Via de' Tornabuoni street. |
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As dusk falls, stroll along River Arno to visit one of the bars on medieval Borgo Stretto. |
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In August 1282, part of the Genoese fleet blockaded Pisan commerce near the river Arno. |
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He wrote many letters to his English friends, to Arno, bishop of Salzburg and above all to Charlemagne. |
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It's an easy stroll from the Campo dei Miracoli south along the banks of the River Arno into the Borgo Stretto, the old town. |
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A church at Caofstein was first mentioned in a 788 deed issued by Bishop Arno of Salzburg. |
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The river Arno, which cuts through the old part of the city, is as much a character in Florentine history as many of the people who lived there. |
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In November 1966, the Arno flooded parts of the centre, damaging many art treasures. |
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The building acquired its current name when the Medici duke's residence was moved across the Arno to the Palazzo Pitti. |
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Long years ago, amid the sunny hills Where Arno dashing makes the maddest mirth, A master lived whose melody enthrills, And ever will, the children of the earth. |
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