Why go
Cross here to compare a restrained 1953 structure with Florence’s older riverfront and to understand the site’s repeated reinvention. The original Ponte di Rubaconte dated to 1227 and later carried chapels and small dwellings; retreating German forces destroyed its successor in 1944.
What to look for
- Four slender piers and shallow arches give the postwar bridge its light profile.
- The bridge’s present name recalls an oratory dedicated to the Madonna delle Grazie.
- Its modern form deliberately avoids copying the bridge destroyed in 1944.
Useful to know
- Use the crossing to link Santa Croce’s side of the center with the eastern Oltrarno riverfront.
- Pause on each bank to read the bridge’s thin arches against the heavier historic buildings.
Your next visit
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Outdoor visit · 30–45 min
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