<p><br> Eyes on the prize: A visitor looks out over Florence's Arno River near a city icon, the Ponte Vecchio.</p>

Ponte Vecchio


Eyes on the prize: A visitor looks out over Florence's Arno River near a city icon, the Ponte Vecchio.

Photograph by Sisse Brimberg and Cotton Coulson

Fascinating Florence

See Florence photos in this gallery from National Geographic’s Ultimate City Guide for Florence.

Published January 29, 2010

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