Ponte Maceira

Pilgrims walking from Santiago de Compostela to Finisterre cross the river Tambre here on a medieval bridge of five main arches, raised on the piers of an earlier Roman one. Around it cluster an old mill, a weir, an 18th-century chapel and a later manor house. Legend says the bridge collapsed beneath Roman soldiers chasing the disciples of Saint James, letting them escape.

Highlights

• The bridge over the Tambre, with a pointed vault in its central arch
• The old mill and weir beside the river
• The chapel of San Brais, 18th century, with a later neo-Romanesque apse
• The Romanesque church of Santa María de Portor, still a Benedictine priory
• A stage on the Way of St James from Santiago to Finisterre

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Pontemaceira (España), A Ponte Maceira). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.