Puente de Alcántara

Toledo, Spain

The Puente de Alcántara is a Roman arch bridge in Toledo, spanning the Tagus River. The word Alcántara comes from Arabic القنطرة (al-qanţarah), which means 'bridge'.

Located at the feet of the Castillo de San Servando, the bridge was originally built by the Romans after they founded the city. It was rebuilt by in the 9th and later in the 13th century by Alfonso X el Sabio. In the Middle Ages it was one of the few entrances of the pilgrim into the city.

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Founded: 13th century
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in Spain

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Ailine Lim (9 months ago)
Our first time here visited Toledo, & only 10mins walking distance from the train station, no need to take bus ya. Beautiful weather matched the blue sky so much!
Shalom Bertie100 (10 months ago)
Wonderful fairy tale bridge with views to die for.
Alexandra Dumitru (10 months ago)
This was the first place I visited in this city and it was the moment I knew I will enjoy this town
annacassarparnis@gmail.com annamark (14 months ago)
Beautiful city with many medieval buildings so many historic buildings museums And delicious local cuisine
Kristen J (2 years ago)
Beautiful bridge, nice to walk across and enjoy a small piece of historical architecture
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