Back- Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace)
- Duomo complex
- Ponte Vecchio
(Old Bridge) - Uffizi gallery
- Michelangelo Square
- Pitti Palace & Boboli Garden
- Basilica of
Santa Croce - Bargello Palace
- Orsanmichele Church
- Basilica of
San Miniato - Basilica of
Santa Maria Novella - Medici Riccardi Palace
- Badia Fiorentina Church
- Cestello Church
Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge)
Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge)
Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge)
Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge)
Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge)
Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) from Michalangelo square
Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) from Michelangelo square
Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) - side view
Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) - side view
Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge)
Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge)
Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) - promenade
Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) - promenade
Benvenuto Cellini statue
Benvenuto Cellini statue
The Ponte Vecchio - Old Bridge - is one of the most famous symbols of the city.
Believed to have been first built in Roman times to span the Arno river, it was originally wooden, but after having been destroyed many times by floods Taddeo Gaddi designed the new bridge in stone in 1345. On it stand merchants' and goldsmith shops (surviving to this day!).
In 1565 Giorgio Vasari built for Cosimo I de Medici the famous Vasari Corridor above the bridge, in order to connect the Palazzo Vecchio (Florence's town hall) with the Palazzo Pitti.
Unlike all other bridges in Florence the Ponte Vecchio was fortunately not destroyed by the Germans during their retreat in August 4, 1944 towards the end of World War II.
Access to Ponte Vecchio was, however, obstructed by the destruction of the buildings at both ends. This happened allegedly on Hitler's express order.