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Pont del Diable

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Pont del Diable
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“The Pont del Diable, also known as Sant Bartomeu Bridge, is a medieval bridge crossing the river Llobregat and straddling the municipalities of Martorell and Castellbisbal in Catalonia, Spain. The bridge is restricted to pedestrians.”
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Smithsonian MagazineSep 25

Seven Places in Europe That Legends Say Were Built by Giants, Devils or Dragons

Bridges, mountains, caves and rock formations that seem impossible to explain become magnets for folklore

A Roman aqueduct carrying water to the ancient city of Tarraco.

9 sights in this story
  • Pont del DiableSightA Roman aqueduct carrying water to the ancient city of Tarraco.
  • Elsewhere
  • Devil's BridgeSightAberystwyth, United KingdomSpans the Mynach Gorge with three bridges, one above another.
  • Strata Florida AbbeySightAberystwyth, United KingdomMonks from here may have built the oldest bridge.
  • Giant's CausewayTrain stationBushmills, United Kingdom40,000 interlocking dark basalt columns form a natural pavement.
  • Fingal's CaveSightFionnphort, United KingdomFormed from tall basalt columns, with waves carving out the cavern.
  • Mount PilatusSightLucerne, SwitzerlandAssociated with dragons said to possess healing powers.
  • Luzerner DrachensteinSightLucerne, SwitzerlandSaid to have been dropped by a dragon flying from Mount Rigi.
  • LoreleiSightSankt Goarshausen, GermanyA steep slate outcrop rising 410 feet above the Rhine.
  • St. Michael's MountSightPenzance, United KingdomA tidal island with an ancient cobbled causeway.
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