Ponte Vella
Ponte Vella is a medieval footbridge built on Roman foundations in Ourense, Spain. Located at the intersection of N120 and Rua Progreso, it spans the Minho River.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Capela da Virxe dos Remedios and Church of María Auxiliadora, Ourense.
Capela da Virxe dos Remedios
Church
Church of María Auxiliadora, Ourense
Church
Church of María Auxiliadora, Ourense is situated 200 metres southeast of Ponte Vella.
Ourense railway station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include O Couto and Old town of Ourense.
Ponte Vella
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: cultural property in Ourense, Spain
- Categories: footbridge, monument, Roman bridge, bridge, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Ourense, Ourense, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.34518° or 42° 20′ 43″ north
Longitude
-7.86878° or 7° 52′ 8″ west
Elevation
105 metres (344 feet)
Inception
1st century
Open location code
8CJJ84WJ+3F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Ponte Vella” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Պոնտե Վելլա”
- Basque: “Ourenseko Zubi Nagusia”
- Catalan: “Ponte Maior d’Ourense”
- Galician: “Ponte Maior de Ourense”
- Galician: “Ponte Vella de Ourense”
- Hungarian: “orensei középkori híd”
- Hungarian: “Orensei középkori híd”
- Italian: “Ponte Vella”
- Portuguese: “Ponte Maior de Ourense”
- Russian: “Средневековый мост”
- Slovenian: “Ponte Vella”
- Spanish: “Ponte Maior”
- Spanish: “Ponte Romana”
- Spanish: “Ponte Vella”
- Spanish: “Puente Mayor”
- Spanish: “puente Medieval de Orense”
- Spanish: “Puente romano de Orense”
- Spanish: “Puente Romano”
- Spanish: “Puente Viejo y Capilla de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios”
- Spanish: “Puente Viejo”
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