09 August 2006

Darwing of the Bridge over the River Arga in Puente de la Reina, Navarra (Spain)


In the highest part of the bridge, there was a cover turret guarding an image of the Virgin. A legend says there was a txori (bird in Basque) that came there from time to time and removed with its wings the cobwebs, and, dipping his beak in the water, cleaned the image, motivating exalted religious fervor in the locals...

Legend of Puente de la Reina