Ponte das Taipas
The Ponte das Taipas is a deck slab bridge across the Ave River in Caldas das Taipas, Portugal. Contrary to some sources which classify the structure as a Roman bridge, it was built in the modern age.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge
- Also known as: “Ponte do Rio Ave” and “Ponte sobre o Rio Ave”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Igreja de São Tomé (Caldas das Taipas) and Ara de Trajano.
Igreja de São Tomé (Caldas das Taipas)
Church
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Igreja de São Tomé (Caldas das Taipas) is a church, which is situated 580 metres north of Ponte das Taipas.
Ara de Trajano
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The Ara de Trajano is a Roman inscription made on a granite boulder located in Caldas das Taipas, Braga District, Portugal with an honorific inscription to Trajan, dated 103. Ara de Trajano is situated 570 metres north of Ponte das Taipas.
Citânia de Sabroso
Archaeological site
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Citânia de Sabroso is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km north of Ponte das Taipas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caldas das Taipas and Sande (São Martinho).
Caldas das Taipas
Town
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Caldelas is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães. With an area of 2.69 km² and 6304 inhabitants. Its population density is 2 343.5 hab./km².
Barco
Village
Barco is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães in the Braga District of Portugal. The population in 2021 was 1,439, in an area of 3.02 km2.
Ponte das Taipas
- Categories: footbridge, cultural heritage, and transportation
- Location: Caldelas, Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Ponte das Taipas” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ponte das Taipas”
- German: “Ponte das Taipas”
- Portuguese: “Ponte das Taipas”
- Portuguese: “Ponte do Rio Ave”
- Portuguese: “Ponte sobre o Rio Ave”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ponte das Taipas”. Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.