The Puente de Alcantara of Toledo !!!

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Wonderful visits of an old city both in age and on our visits with recently before passing away family was near. This isToledo, the magical blend of Spain! Toledo is a must to visit in my dear Spain. Therefore, here is my take on the Puente de Alcantara of Toledo !!!Hope you enjoy the post as I.

On our meadering road warrior routes of Castilla La Mancha , we have reach Toledo many times. I first came here while living in Madrid in the early 1970’s, the city has hardly change ,really!! Well it is old indeed.  What can I say about Toledo, simply superb ,the blending of cultures of Spain, a city kept in older times with the rhythem of today’s beat. All around you is history, the streets , pavements bricks and stones all history for the whole World. This is my Toledo , and glad to have to have found me new pictures in my cd rom vaults that should be in my blog for you and me, We came by car only once did it by train, and step out into the old world walking the wonderful streets squares and bridges of Toledo.

The Puente de Alcántara bridge is over the Tagus River. Currently it has two arches. Located at the foot of the Castle of San Servando (see post) and next to the Puerta de Alcántara, there is evidence of its construction in Roman times, when Toletum was founded. By the 10C, the third arch disappeared, reduced to a gate with a horseshoe arch. It was one of the bridges that gave entrance to the city and in the Middle Ages was a mandatory entrance for all pilgrims.

Under the reign of Alfonso X it suffered serious damage and was rebuilt. The western tower belongs to this last period, later modified and decorated under the reign of the Catholic Monarchs,(Fernando and Isabel I) whose coat of arms adorn its walls. The eastern tower was replaced by a Baroque triumphal arch in 1721, given its ruinous state. The bridge features two pairs of sidings, one classical crowning the wide buttresses of the river arch toward the entrance to the city, while the other pair consists of two rectangular cantilevered openings toward the bridge’s access arch. It is a Roman construction erected in the 3C, that became a passageway for Roman roads to cross the river and enter the city. Rebuilt numerous times, one of which was in the 10C by Alef, son of Mohomat Alameri, in 997, as recorded in an inscription. Its current name comes from this period, from the Arabic “Alcántara,” meaning bridge.

The Toledo Tourist office on the puente de Alcantara: https://turismo.toledo.es/recursos/museos-y-monumentos/id1498-puente-de-alcantara.html

The province of Toledo tourist office on Toledo: https://www.turismoprovinciatoledo.es/comarca-toledo/

The Castilla La Mancha region on the Puente de Alcantara: https://en.www.turismocastillalamancha.es/patrimonio/puente-de-alcantara-14064/

There is so much to see as I said in Toledo, and many popular places are easily found . These are just a few that amaze you as you entered the City, these are the bridges, Enjoy them, and maybe inspire you to come to visit the city of cultures. Dream on like Don Quijote and visit magical  Toledo.  Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Puente de Alcantara of Toledo !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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