Ponte Buriano is a beautifully preserved medieval stone bridge in Tuscany, Italy, located near the city of Arezzo in the Val di Chiana region. It spans the Arno River, and though it’s an unassuming rural crossing today, it carries remarkable historical and artistic significance

Despite floods, wars, and centuries of use, it remains largely intact and functional, a testament to the exceptional craftsmanship of medieval Tuscan engineers

Many art historians believe that the landscape background of the Mona Lisa — with a meandering river, gentle hills, and a multi-arched stone bridge — is modeled on this part of the Arno valley near Ponte Buriano.