Puente de San Antón, Stone bridge in Cuenca, Spain.
The Puente de San Antón is a stone bridge over the Júcar River in Cuenca, at the first stretch of the river's gorge. It gives access to the San Antón neighbourhood, and on the far side stands the Renaissance church of the Virgen de la Luz, which houses the image of the city's patron saint.
The present stone bridge dates from the 18th century, when it was built to replace an older crossing that the sources describe as being of Muslim origin. It carries the road over the Júcar into the San Antón neighbourhood, on the first stretch of the river's gorge.
Locals call it simply "puente de San Antón", the name of the neighbourhood it leads to across the Júcar. On the far bank stands the Renaissance church of the Virgen de la Luz, which houses the image of Cuenca's patron saint. The bridge is the usual way into that quarter from the first stretch of the Júcar gorge.
The bridge sits in the first stretch of the Júcar gorge, and the Church of the Virgen de la Luz, which holds the image of Cuenca's patron saint, stands on the far side. Cross it to reach the San Antón neighbourhood.
The bridge stands at the first stretch of the Júcar gorge, and on the far bank is the Renaissance church of the Virgen de la Luz, which houses the image of Cuenca's patron saint. Locals call it simply the puente de San Antón.
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