Ponte de Rubiães

Paredes de Coura, Portugal

The Ponte de Rubiães is a Roman bridge in the civil parish of Rubiães, Paredes de Coura municipality. It crosses the small river Coura. It is part of the Portuguese Way of St. James. The bridge was constructed in the 2nd century.

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Founded: 2nd century AD
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in Portugal

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Domingos Manuel (3 years ago)
Ponte Romana interessante a precisar de alguma manutenção, limpeza da vagetação
Guilherme M. Garcia (4 years ago)
Imperdível! Lugar rico em natureza! E a minha sorte foi que estava chovendo o que trouxe um "ar" ainda mais medieval para o local.
Jorge Casais (5 years ago)
Vale apena a visita muito embora não esteja bem identificada a sua localização. Merecia estar mais cuidado este local. Mas apesar de tudo não fiquei nada arrependido de ter visitado esta ponte. Bem pelo contrário.
Francisco Basto (5 years ago)
Ponte construída na segunda metade do século XVIII por legado do padre João Soares Brandão e inserida num hambiente rural, bucólico e harmonioso, sobre o rio Coura. Trata-se de uma construção granitica de tabuleiro horizontal e rampa na margem esquerda, sobre três arcos de volta perfeita, um maior, junto à margem esquerda e dois de menores dimensões. Distingue-se por apresentar uns orifícios para facilitar o escoamento das águas para o rio. Durante a segunda metade do século XX recebeu obras de restauro que passaram pelo reforço das juntas e pela colocação de asfalto.
Susan Lorraine Knox (5 years ago)
This is a neat little place to stop on the old national road between Valencia and Ponte de Lima. A very natural place with a pretty Roman bridge. Cafe nearby.
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