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Puente de Piedra

A graceful fifteenth-century stone bridge across the broad Ebro river, guarded at each end by bronze lions, offering the classic postcard view of the Basílica del Pilar's domes and towers.

À propos de ce lieu

The Puente de Piedra, the Stone Bridge, has carried travellers across the wide Ebro river into Zaragoza for over five centuries. The present bridge of seven arches was built between 1401 and 1440, replacing earlier structures repeatedly swept away by the river's floods, and it remained for a long time the only permanent crossing. In 1991 four bronze lions, symbols of the city, were placed on its parapets, earning it the affectionate nickname the Bridge of Lions. For visitors its greatest gift is the view: standing on the bridge or the far bank, you get the definitive panorama of Zaragoza, the long riverfront crowned by the eleven coloured domes and soaring towers of the Basílica del Pilar, mirrored in the water below.

À retenir

1440 year — The present seven-arched stone bridge was completed in the mid-fifteenth century
4 lions — Bronze lions, the symbol of Zaragoza, guard the ends of the bridge
7 arches — Span the broad waters of the Ebro, Spain's mightiest river

📍 Puente de Piedra, 50001, Zaragoza

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Zaragoza: Pilar & Old Town Highlights From the great bridge over the Ebro to the mighty Basílica del Pilar, two cathedrals and the Roman city of Caesaraugusta buried beneath your feet.