Puente la Reina, Navarre


Puente la Reina is a town and municipality located in the autonomous community of Navarre, in northern Spain.
Puente la Reina lies between Pamplona and Estella on the Way of St. James pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. It is the first town after the junction of the French Way, the most popular route, and Aragonese Way.

Romanesque bridge

Queen Muniadona, wife of King Sancho III was the queen who the names of the bridge and the town refers to. This 11th Century bridge is also known as the Puente Románico. She had the six-arched Romanesque bridge built over the Arga for the use of pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela along the Camino de Santiago.

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