Ponte Vecchio

AttractionFlorenceAbout 20 minutes

The medieval bridge lined with goldsmiths' shops, the only one in Florence the retreating army left standing in 1944. Crossed rather than visited — five minutes on it, and the better photographs are from the next bridge downstream at either end of the day. The Vasari Corridor runs above the shops.

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