Jaap van 't Veen's photos with the keyword: Guadalquivir

The ‘Puente Romano’ (Roman bridge) of Córdoba is a bridge in the centre of the city. It was built by the Romans in the early 1st century BC across the Guadalquivir river. The bridge was built under the command of the Roman emperor Augustus, in 918 the Moors extended the bridge to the state in which it appears today: 247 meters long and around 9 meters wide. ‘Puente Romano’ has – after the Islamic reconstruction - 16 arcades, which is one less than the original one. The present structure is a medieval reconstruction; in the year of 2006 the bridge was extensively restored. The ‘Roman Bridge’ connects the Torre de Calahorra with the old city centre with the Mezquita Cathedral/Mosque.

Montoro is a typical Andalusian ‘pueblo blanco’ (white village) which is perched on a bluff above the Rio Guadalquivir with its whitewashed houses. It is a quite historical town, with an Iberian, Greek, Roman and Moslem past. In the Roman era the town was called Epora. It became an important fortified town under the Moors; after changing hands between Moorish and Castilian kingdoms the town was finally conquered by King Fernando III and became its present name Montoro. Montoro offers some fine historical sights (churches and city hall) around or nearby the central square Plaza de España. Another emblematic sight is the bridge over the Guadalquivir, connecting the old town with the neighbourhood of El Retamar. Its construction began in 1498 and took more than fifty years. The women of Montoro donated their jewelry and goods to raise money for the construction. That is why it is known as ‘Puente de las Donadas or Puente de las Donadas (Bridge of Donations or Damsels).