{"id":1698,"date":"2024-02-27T15:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T14:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/latoscane.net\/ponte-vecchio\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T13:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T11:33:19","slug":"ponte-vecchio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/ponte-vecchio\/","title":{"rendered":"Ponte Vecchio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Ponte Vecchio<\/strong> (lit. \u201cthe Old Bridge\u201d) is one of the most famous and picturesque landmarks in Florence.
The street running across it is lined with jewelry and goldsmith shops, continuing a Florentine tradition dating back to the Renaissance.
Built in 1345, it is traditionally attributed to Taddeo Gaddi<\/strong>, a pupil of Giotto, although Neri di Fioravante is more likely to have been the architect.<\/p>\n

Constructed at the narrowest point of the Arno, it rests on three large arches and replaced an ancient Roman bridge destroyed by the flood of 1333, when embankments were built to channel the river.<\/p>\n

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This lively passage attracts travelers and craft enthusiasts, but also offers superb views of the banks of the Arno. <\/p>\n

History and curiosities<\/h2>\n

In the Middle Ages, the bridge\u2019s shops were occupied by butchers, tanners, and blacksmiths. At the end of the 16th century, Duke Ferdinando I de\u2019 Medici<\/strong> ordered their replacement with jewelers and goldsmiths, in order to give the place a more prestigious image and to reduce nuisances. In 1565, Giorgio Vasari<\/strong> built the famous Vasari Corridor<\/em> above the shops. This covered passage linked the Palazzo Vecchio<\/em> to the Pitti Palace<\/em>, allowing the Medici to cross the city discreetly and safely, without mingling with the crowd.<\/p>\n