Ponte de Lima - Portugal

 I've already been given some postcards of Ponte de Lima, I've already bought a few others there, but this is the first one I've received in the mailbox and the first one I'm showing here. It was sent by Oscar to wish me a Merry Christmas.  

Known to the Romans as Limia, a name that comes from the river that the Greeks called Lethes (Forgetfulness), Ponte de Lima is home to a vast heritage. Ponte de Lima, one of the oldest towns in Portugal, with a charter granted by Queen D. Teresa and her son, D. Afonso Henriques, on March 4, 1125, invites you today to enjoy this history, through its medieval streets. and the monuments of the historic center.

 

Fotografia: Osvaldo Santos

The main symbol of Ponte de Lima, that together with the river names the town, is its bridge. In reality, it’s a composite formed by two bridges: a medieval part, which is bigger, starting on the left bank of the river and stretching to the church of Santo António da Torre Velha and beyond, for the length of two more arches. After that, starts the roman part of the bridge. It is only five arches long, starting from the big arch already lying on the old, dry riverbed. - in:https://www.visitepontedelima.pt/en