On 4 November 1966 the Arno burst its banks, turning streets into canals, shutting down power, and damaging some of the world’s most important artworks.
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Tag: Florence floods
Severe Weather in Tuscany: Flooding and Closures in Florence
Tuscany is grappling with severe weather conditions, with heavy rainfall causing floods, road closures, and the suspension of public activities.
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Severe Weather Hits Florence: Torrential Rain Causes Flooding and Travel Disruptions
A heavy rainstorm swept through Florence this morning January 28, 2025, unleashing nearly 39 millimeters of rain in just three hours.
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Florence marks 50th anniversary of the big flood
Today Florence is marking the 50th anniversary of the devastating flood of the River Arno in 1966.
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NY, DC to remember the 1966 Florence flood
An event and an exhibition at the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC to remember the 1966 Florence flood.
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Remembering the 50th anniversary of the flood
The 1966 flood of the Arno river in Florence killed 101 people and damaged or destroyed millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. 50 years later the city of Florence commemorate that natural disaster.
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The first great flood of Arno today… in 1333
The first great recorded flood of the Arno was today (November 4) in 1333. It killed more than 3,000 people, according to Giovanni Villani’s chronicle.
Read moreCimabue to return to Santa Croce
A painted crucifix by medieval master Cimabue is ready to be returned to Florence’s Santa Croce Basilica after it was damaged in the Great Flood of 1966. The painted crucifix, executed in 1280, came to heightened fame when muddy waters, which swelled the banks of the Arno and inundated the entire city, swept into the church and wiped most of the paint off.