Small rectangular temple measuring 5.60 x 4.10 meters. This building consists of a staircase, two Tuscan columns, an entablature and a classical pediment. A restored plaque indicates the name of its builder and reminds us that the bridge will last “as long as the world lasts”:

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November 7, 2024

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Built over the Tagus River near the current Alcántara, in the province of Cáceres, the Alcántara bridge is one of the most beautiful and important examples of Roman civil engineering. …

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December 8, 2022

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In the parking lot of the Alcántara Roman bridge there is a fountain and an information panel about the work that the Romans built at the beginning of the 2nd …

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1. Alcántara a Brozas – circular

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3. Scenic Descent by the Lake – Balcón del Mundo loop from Garrovillas de Alconétar

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Location: Alcántara, Brozas, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain

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