Tannery’s Bridge
Bridge of Arabic origin dating from the thirteenth century.
It was one of the first points of connection between the two ends of the Tajo de Ronda gorge. It was built in the most accessible part of the gorge and allowed the expansion of the city to the other bank of the river known as Barrio (neighborhood) de San Francisco. The idea was to give access to livestock to drink along the river Guadalevîn.
In Ronda is popularly known as the “Puente Romano” (Roman Bridge) despite its Arab origin. In times it had a walled gate and barbican tower. It is made of flat stones slabs and it consists of a single stilted and slightly-pointed arch twelve metres in height above the river Guadalevîn.
Eventually, craftsmen working in textiles settled in this area, so it was called the Tannery Bridge.
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