"The best view in all of Florence, we'd argue, is from the window of a goldsmith's workshop on the Ponte Vecchio, at the very center of this bridge built in 1345. The studio, filled with rubber molds, metal saws and trays of gems, juts out over the Arno River, with the Uffizi in the foreground and the Renaissance city stretching along the water's banks."
"One of the few shops remaining on the bridge with a goldsmith's workshop, Fratelli Piccini is the last of the area's institutions still making high jewelry in-house, which makes a Piccini creation a singular souvenir from Florence - one that clients can design themselves, or with Elisa Piccini's expertise and their choice of precious gemstones. Appointments can be booked online, and curious clients can watch the various stages of the jewel's creation in the workshop."
Fratelli Piccini operates a goldsmith's workshop on the Ponte Vecchio, projecting over the Arno with views of the Uffizi and Renaissance Florence. The studio contains rubber molds, metal saws and trays of gems and serves clients commissioning custom-designed jewelry. Founded in 1903, the business is run by Elisa Piccini, a fourth-generation owner and designer committed to preserving Ponte Vecchio goldsmithing techniques. The shop remains one of the few on the bridge still making high jewelry in-house, allowing clients to design pieces or work with the jeweler to select precious gemstones. Appointments can be booked online and visitors may observe the creation process.
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