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12-OCT-2013

Besalú. Pont Medieval

A must for any bridge lover, this medieval bridge is the jewel of the village and also its symbol. Its origin is unknown but we already have some news about it by the year 1075. The main structure should be from that period. During its long life it has been modified several times to protect the village from floods and enemy attacks. The defence towers for example are from the XIVth century. I read somewhere that it has this strange non linear shape to adapt itself to the river currents. It has some sense to me. Cross the main gate, go down by the river banks . . . any point shows you a different and beautiful perspective of the bridge.

Canon EOS 70D
1/125s f/5.6 at 18.0mm iso100 full exif

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Ceya16-Feb-2014 09:09
Another beautiful capture of this medieval bridge, nicely framed by lush greenery ! V
Irene Wehrli16-Feb-2014 08:44
Excellent from that viewpoint, imposing scenery with this old bridge!
Irene
Gerard Koehl16-Feb-2014 08:41
Ce pont est très joli. V
Paul Runnestø16-Feb-2014 07:48
A beautiful bridge. You haved catched it well.
Yvonne16-Feb-2014 06:30
You are so lucky to have such beautiful structures to photograph Jose! v
fotabug16-Feb-2014 06:13
I can understand, the bridge is a jewel! V
Raymond Ma16-Feb-2014 06:02
A beautiful river valley scene with this bridge as the highlight. V
Helen Betts16-Feb-2014 05:50
I like your bird's eye view of this beautiful old bridge. I can see why it's the symbol of the city. V.
larose forest photos16-Feb-2014 04:05
A super shot of this lovely old bridge over the river. V
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