At the end of a bend in the Arno, between the Ponte di Mezzo and the Ponte Soferino, opposite the high white silhouette of the church of St Mary of the Thornbush, this quay has majestic palaces on either side: one today hosts the university (Upezzinghi palace) and the Agostini palace, with a majestic facade has the historic Hussard cafe on the ground floor.