BRIDGES and ARCHES

From the Roman bridges of the Val Ponci to the impressive commemorative arches spread over the territory: a voyage between the ancient roads and modern monuments.

Roman age

The Fate bridge is situated lower down in the Rio Ponci valley; it is 164 m a.s.l. The name comes from the dialectal word “faje” which means sheep.

The Fate Bridge

The Fate Bridge

Only the ramps remain of the Sordo bridge while the arch that arched over Rio Ponci was lost.

The Sordo bridge

The Sordo bridge

The Muto (or Voze) bridge is situated in Val Ponci where the altimetry of the valley lowers drastically going from over 200 m to just 183 m a.s.l.

The Muto (or Voze) bridge

The Muto (or Voze) bridge

The roman Acqua bridge in Val Ponci takes its name from the fact that it is close to a modern building that belongs to the finalese aqueduct.

The Acqua bridge

The Acqua bridge

The remains of the roman Magnone bridge are situated in a thick woodland setting at around 290 m a.s.l. in proximity of the head of Val Ponci under San Giacomo where the precedent river basin was cut with the formation of the current Val Ponci fossil valley system.

The Magnone bridge

The Magnone bridge

Spanish commemorative arches

On the coast of Finalmarina in 1666 a majestic triumphal arch was built to celebrate the arrival in Finale of Margaret of Spain, represented in numerous paintings of the grand court painter Diego Velázquez.

Triumphal arch of Margherita

Triumphal arch of Margherita

Map of the Bridges and Arches