Tours and Tickets to Experience Ponte Santa Trinita

There are plenty of ways to experience Ponte Santa Trinita. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Florence Electric Golf Cart Tour

• Skip-the-Line Florence Highlights and David Walking Tour

• Rickshaw Florence Tour with Guide

• Florence Vintage Bike Tourr–guided, small group or private option

• Florence's Ultimate Food Tour: Full Tuscan Meal by Do Eat Better

Visiting Ponte Santa Trinita is free, as it’s a bridge that links Florence’s northern and southern halves over the Arno River. To experience it with a guide, book a sightseeing tour on foot, by bike, on a golf cart, or even from the river on a boat ride—prices typically start around US$20.

First built in 1252, then damaged by floods over the following centuries, Ponte Santa Trinita’s current design was created by sculptor and architect Bartolommeo Ammannati in the 1560s. It was destroyed during World War II and rebuilt in 1958 with the same elliptical arches and statues that depict the four seasons.

Yes, Ponte Santa Trinita was one of several bridges bombed in 1944 during the Nazi occupation of Florence; Ponte Vecchio was the only one that survived the destruction. Pieces of the statues adorning Ponte Santa Trinita fell into the Arno River after the bombing, and those that were recovered were used to rebuild the bridge in 1958.

Yes, Ponte Santa Trinita is accessible for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists; there’s a bike lane next to the sidewalk along the bridge. Though biking along the streets stemming off the bridge can be tricky due to crowds and cobblestones, rental e-bikes are a convenient way to get around the city.

Sunrise and sunset are the best times to take photos at Ponte Santa Trinita, which has stunning views of the Ponte Vecchio and the picturesque palazzos along the Arno River. On a clear day, you can stand on Ponte Santa Trinita and get great photos of the buildings reflected in the river at any time of the day.