It evokes two feelings in the city's inhabitants: love, because thanks to it the city developed, but also hatred because of the floods that destroyed the inhabitants' achievements.
One of the bridges over the Arno - Ponte Vecchio - stands out in particular, especially for the multitude of shops built on its edges, supported by pilings. This bridge, also called the Ponte Vecchio, is one of the most recognizable symbols of Florence, it is also the oldest bridge in the city (originally built by the Etruscans), the only one to survive World War II intact, and the oldest stone bridge in Europe.
It is the first example of a bridge built of segmental arches in the Western world.
