From south side to north, heading toward the historic center.

I always enjoy walking over this historic bridge, the oldest one existing in Florence. It dates to the 14th century.

Jewelry stores line the 2 sides of the bridge, with a gap in the center that houses some statues and is a perfect place from which to view the city and the Arno, east and west. The 2 sides were originally lined with butcher shops and they dumped the blood and entrails into the water. The Medici dukes put an end to such things in the 16th century when they decreed that only gold dealers could have these shops!