![]() The architect was then able to correct his mistake, and he rebuilt the bridge with correct calculations. The next day, the people of Toledo thought that the storm had destroyed the bridge. ![]() Legend has it that after learning about the failure, his wife went out in secret one night during a storm, and set fire to the scaffoldings the arch collapsed. The architect was so worried, but he told no one, fearing the punishments that would come upon him for his failure. Once the scaffoldings would be removed, the main arch would collapse under its own weight. While the construction of the bridge was already quite advanced, the main architect came to the realization that his original calculations were wrong, and that he had made a mistake. In fact, it started out incredibly badly, and was destined to failure. The San Martin bridge was an incredible feat of architecture at the time it was built, but it didn’t start out that way. The Legend Around the Puente de San Martin Need help to plan your visit? Check out this free walking tour (yes there’s a map!) You can then continue your visit of Toledo with the nearby Monastery. I highly recommend crossing the bridge and going to the other side, where you’ll get to enjoy the view on the pictures above. From there, I had a different, yet equally as impressive view of the bridge. I stood there for a few minutes, marveling at the simple beauty of the water flowing under the bridge.Īs I got closer to the other end, I could see the second tower, a lot different than the first one.Īfter crossing the bridge, and walking under the second tower, I kept going for a bit, and soon find myself higher up on the other river bank. The building you can see on the right side on the image above is the Monastery of San Juan de Los Reyes, built by King Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1504.Īs you might imagine, I was drawn to this monastery, and decided to cross the bridge to go see it from closer.Īpart from the bridge itself, the view you get from standing on the bridge is also pretty nice. When you go through that first gate on the exterior side (furthest from the city), you see the bridge in front of you, with the second fortified tower at the end, and a massive monument towering above the trees. The western tower as seen from standing on the bridge They add to the overall ambiance of the place, and you really feel transported in medieval times when standing on the bridge. There is 2 fortified towers on the bridge, one at each side. I have to say, they looked truly stunning from above.Īfter seeing the bridge from above ( you can’t tell me it doesn’t look epic!), I had made up my mind: I was going to explore the bridge for my second spot of the day.Īfter a very short drive to the bottom of the hill, I reached the bridge, just in time to see it kissed by the morning sun. Actually, even better than I had expected.Īfter flying my drone above the city, I noticed 2 epic stone bridges over the Tejo river, on each side of the city: it was the Puente de San Martin in the west, and the Puente del Alcantara in the east. So I went with the plan ( the little plan I had), and was ready to go with the flow.Īs expected, the view from the Mirador was absolutely incredible. Except for going to the Mirador del Valle for sunrise, I had absolutely no plan for visiting the city. ![]() ![]()
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