From the quarter of “Venezia”, following the canal along the “Scali delle Ancore”, a stairway leads to this footbridge and to a wide terrace in front of the “Fortezza Vecchia”.
The arched line in background is the new bridge of “Santa Trinita”, while in the top right corner we get a glimpse of the Fish Market building.
This skylight, now completely obstructed by vegetation, once allowed us to observe an old “buca dei grani” (grains pit) beneath the surface. It is one of the many pits used for grain storage, hence the old name of the place “Piazza dei grani” (Square of the grains).
The same terrace seen from the “Santa Trinita” bridge, beyond the fortress we can see the Old Harbor or “Pamiglione”.This is the first in a series of posts about the “Fortezza Vecchia”.
See also: Scalo Regio - Porta del Duca - Cortile d'Arme
Capitana - Ampolletta - Molo del Soccorso - Canaviglia
Palazzo di Francesco - Mastio di Matilde - From the Top
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