Ponte Vecchia

The Punta Vecchia is a bridge that is covered in jewelry stores. Back during Renaissance times, one of the Medicis ordered jewelers to sell there I nudge out the butchers, who had been there before but made the area unsavory and smelly. There is a walkway that goes from the Palazzo Vecchio, across the bridge, and to the other side, which was built so the Medicis could go places without having to mix with the commoners!