Puente la Reina (
Spanish
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meaning literally the "bridge of the Queen"; eu, Gares) is a town and
municipality
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located in the
autonomous community
eu, autonomia erkidegoa
ca, comunitat autònoma
gl, comunidade autónoma
oc, comunautat autonòma
an, comunidat autonoma
ast, comunidá autónoma
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of
Navarre, in northern
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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.
Puente la Reina lies between
Pamplona
Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region.
Lying at near above ...
and
Estella on the
Way of St. James pilgrimage route to
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of S ...
. It is the first town after the junction of the
French Way
The French Way ( gl, Camiño francés, es, Camino francés, , literally the "way of the Franks") is the GR 65 and the most popular of the routes of the Way of St. James ( es, Camino de Santiago), the ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago de Co ...
( es, Camino Francés), the most popular route, and
Aragonese Way.
Romanesque bridge
Queen
Muniadona, wife of King
Sancho III was the queen who gave her name to the town and the bridge, also known as the Puente Románico. She built the six-arched
Romanesque bridge () over the
Arga for the use of pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela along the
Camino de Santiago.
Demography
References
External links
Navarra.com/camino/puente.htmPuente La Reina / Gares in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa – Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)Walking the Camino de Santiago, A GuideThe site has great photos of the bridge at six in the morning as the sun rises.
Municipalities in Navarre
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