Puente de Alcántara

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

History

Located at the feet of the Castillo de San Servando, it was built by the Romans after they founded the city. In the Middle Ages it was one of the few entrances of the pilgrim into the city.

It was declared a national museum in 1921.

The bridge should not be confused with either the Alcántara Bridge in Alcántara or the Alconétar Bridge in the Extremadura region, both Roman bridges situated further downstream.

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Roger Schonfeld
25 August 2014
On your way back to the train station, depart down behind the Alcazar and take many stairs down to reach this. The fastest and prettiest walk back to the train. Preferably down not up those stairs!
Ioannis Papapetrou
15 August 2015
Nice bridge.Stop and have some beautiful photos...
David Llorente Martin
8 January 2018
Entrada no tan conocida de la ciudad pero tiene unas vistas privilegiadas de la misma, y del Tajo. Si se sube andando desde la estación de tren es la ruta más certera y corta para llegar a Zocodover.
Adolfo Muñoz García
13 August 2013
Uno de los puentes que daba acceso a la ciudad en la época musulmana.
Lucas R
17 April 2017
Caminho para ir apé até a estação de trem!
Fernando Juarez García
La entrada a Toledo después de llegar en tren a la ciudad.
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