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The loggia was built around the middle of the 16th century in the heart of the city, just a few steps from the Ponte Vecchio. Initially, it was intended for the sale of silk and luxury goods and then for the famous straw hats, [ 1 ] but today mainly leather goods and souvenirs are sold.
The Ponte Vecchio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈponte ˈvɛkkjo]; [1] "Old Bridge") [2] is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno, in Florence, Italy.The only bridge in Florence spared from destruction during World War II, it is noted for the shops built along it; building shops on such bridges was once a common practice.
The Tower or Torre dei Rossi-Cerchi is a reconstructed medieval tower, now part of the B&B Hotel Pitti Palace al Ponte Vecchio, located on Via Guicciardini, corner Borgo San Jacopo, in the Oltrarno district near the entrance to the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. Rebuilt Rossi-Cerchi Tower
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In Bassano del Grappa, in front of the historic wooden bridge "Ponte Vecchio", the Poli Distillerie created the Poli Grappa Museum, where the history of distillation and the history of Grappa are illustrated with efficacy in a small but suggestive area, by means of a brief but detailed educational tour. It is the largest Italian collection of ...
Chef, restaurateur and TV cooking judge Tom Colicchio offers "Sunday Morning" viewers a recipe from his latest book, "Why I Cook," for Skirt Steak with Shishitos, Hot Cherry Peppers, and Onions ...
Photograph of Ponte alle Grazie in 1860s, with Ponte Vecchio in background. On the city side was a small oratory with an icon of the Madonna Alle Grazie, which also gave the bridge its name. Structures were erected at each of the pylons, and remained there till a widening of the road, to make way for railway track.
A college student has revealed a hilarious secret from her teenage years to her parents. The young woman, named Sam, shared a video on TikTok on Tuesday, Dec. 10, in which she and her parents took ...