Italian authorities ordered dozens of people in Tuscany to leave their homes on Friday after heavy rains swelled rivers and ...

The Arno river, which runs through Florence and Pisa, is prone to flooding in spring and fall. Read more at straitstimes.com.

This story appears in the February 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. In 1418 the town fathers of Florence finally addressed a monumental problem they’d been ignoring for decades: the ...

Enlist the aid of Michaelangelo, construct the Florence Cathedral, and survive the Bonfire of the Vanities. HistoriCity: Florence is available now on PC (Steam) with a free demo. Tom Hanks ...

is not only Florence's religious center, but it's also the city's most recognizable attraction. Occupying the Piazza del Duomo in the heart of the city, this massive Gothic cathedral was erected ...