Imaging to observe a postcard of the Florence city you can notice that the historical centre of Florence is travelled along by the Arno river. The Arno river, which travel along between the inlet of the Florence city, is characterized by the presence of numerous bridges.

 The most famous or well-known bridges in Florence are: the St Nicolò Bridge, which was the first bridge built in Florence during the nineteenth century period; the Grazie Bridge, which was interlay built with stone with nine arches.
The most emblematic bridge in Florence is represented by the “Ponte Vecchio” (the Old Bridge), which is characterized by three big arches and by the presence of numerous workshops of jeweler, goldsmithing and professional craftsman. Others bridges, but not less important, are the Carraia Bridge, which its original name was the “Ponte Nuovo” (the New Bridge); the Amerigo Vespucci Bridge which was the first bridge of Florence employed for the headquarters service; the Vittoria Bridge, which was destroyed by the Germans and successively rebuilt; Santa Trinità Bridge, its name derive from the name of the Church of Santa Trinità and the first bridge made of wood financed by the noble Frescobaldi.

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