“On the bridge of Bassano we will shake hands”(“Sul ponte di Bassano, là ci darem la mano” in italian). This i show a folklore song of the town of Bassano del Grappa starts telling the love of the locals for the Old Bridge (ponte vecchio), symbol of the town and at the same time of resilience and rebirth. Three times destroyed and three times rebuilt, the Old Bridge has been holding on to its architecture for over 500 years, having witnessed wars and peoples passing by.

Entirely covered in wood, with its pillars immersed in the cold waters of the Brenta river: it is the Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) of Bassano del Grappa, also known as the Ponte di Bassano (Bassano’s Bridge) or Ponte degli Alpini. Considered to be one of the most typical bridges in Veneto and in Italy, Ponte Vecchio dates to 1567 designed by Andra Palladio, and in 2019 it was declared national monument with the Law n.65 of 5 of July 2019.