On the River Adda in Lombardy, a ferry has been linking the two banks for more than 500 years. It is the so-called “Leonardo’s ferry”, a Renaissance craft without an engine, designed by Leonardo da Vinci in 1513. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Today it links Imbersago , in the province of Lecco, with Villa d'Adda , on the Bergamo side of the river. It is the last working example of its kind. Leonardo da Vinci did not invent the ferry that bears his name In service for five centuries, the vessel