The Ponte Vecchio is a stone bridge with three wide, flattened arches that supports two rows of buildings projecting over the Arno River. Completed in thirteen forty-five, the structure remains the oldest bridge in Florence and serves as…
Oltrarno Artisans and Plazas
This walk takes you across the Arno River into Florence's bohemian and artisan-filled Oltrarno neighborhood. You will stroll past grand historic palaces, lively community squares, and quiet workshop side streets where woodcarvers and paper marblers still practice their ancient crafts.
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1. Ponte Vecchio
2. Giulio Giannini e Figlio
Giulio Giannini e Figlio occupies a historic space in Piazza Pitti that has housed the family’s artistic bookbinding and stationery craft since eighteen fifty-six. Founded by Pietro Giannini, the shop sits just steps from the royal…
3. Palazzo Pitti
The Palazzo Pitti is a sprawling Renaissance palace characterized by its massive, rough-hewn stone facade that spans a significant portion of the hillside on the south bank of the Arno River. Commissioned in fourteen fifty-eight by the…
4. Piazza Santo Spirito
Piazza Santo Spirito is defined by the plain, unadorned plaster facade of its basilica, a striking contrast to the marble-clad cathedrals found elsewhere in Florence. This vast, open space serves as the anchor of the Oltrarno neighborhood,…
5. Castorina 1895
Castorina is a historic wood workshop in the Oltrarno district of Florence, operating since eighteen ninety-five. The storefront features a vast collection of handmade wooden objects, ranging from decorative friezes and capitals to picture…
6. Cappella Brancacci
The Cappella Brancacci is a small, rectangular space tucked into the right transept of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Carmine in the Oltrarno district of Florence. Its exterior walls are modest, but the interior holds a cycle of frescoes…
7. Ponte Santa Trinita
The Ponte Santa Trinita is distinguished by three shallow, elliptical arches that span the Arno River. This graceful, stone structure, completed in fifteen seventy, replaced earlier wooden and stone bridges that were repeatedly claimed by…