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Ponte della Maddalena (Devil's Bridge)

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Ponte della Maddalena (Devil's Bridge)

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Location: Borgo A Mozzano, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

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1. Serchio Cycle Path – Villa Bernardini loop from San Pietro a Vico

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2. Lucca City Walls – City loop on Lucca’s city wall loop from Fornaci di Barga

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3. Lucca City Walls – Porta San Donato, Lucca loop from Nocchi

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Kai Strahlendorff

September 26, 2020

Impressive stone bridge from the Middle Ages on the Via Francigene, which was the trade route to Rome.

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gerry

August 15, 2022

Interesting bridge design

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

September 16, 2024

In the beautiful Garfagnana region, between the famous Tuscan towns of Lucca and Barga, lies the Ponte della Maddalena (Devil's Bridge) next to the picturesque village of Borgo a Mozzano. Built over the river Serchio, the Ponte della Maddalena is not only one of the most beautiful bridges in the region to see. It is also a bridge with a long history full of special legends, the first stories of which date back to the 11th century.

Nobody knows exactly when the construction of this impressive bridge began. It probably happened around the year 1100, on the orders of Matilda di Canossa. The first legend surrounding the bridge originated from this period and it was given its nickname the 'Devil's Bridge'. In Italian it is also called Ponte del Diavolo.

Around that time, a man named Saint Julian was working on the construction. Because the work was hard and slow, he decided to make a pact with the devil. The devil would finish the bridge in one night, in exchange for the soul of the first living creature to cross the bridge. This happened, only Saint Julian made sure that it was a dog that crossed the bridge first and not a human. It seems that the devil is still furious today…

Source: toscanetips.nl/blog/ponte-della-maddalena-bezoeken

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Location: Borgo A Mozzano, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

Ponte della Maddalena (Devil's Bridge)

1. Serchio Cycle Path – Villa Bernardini loop from San Pietro a Vico

2. Lucca City Walls – City loop on Lucca’s city wall loop from Fornaci di Barga

3. Lucca City Walls – Porta San Donato, Lucca loop from Nocchi

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