PONTE DEI TREPPONTI

Emblem of the city, this bridge was built in 1638 by the architect Luca Danese of Ravenna. It consists of five wide arched staircases. Under the arcades, five canals (today there are only three), the access roads to Comacchio and the exits to the sea used to converge. In front of the bridge, the old fish shop occupies a characteristic building also dating from the 17th century and restored several times. Further on is the Ponte degli Sbirri ("Bridge of the Cops"), so named because of its proximity to old prisons.