Sadly our amazing Uniworld river cruise has come to an end. After enjoying our final delicious breakfast on board, we took a pre-arranged taxi the short distance to a local hotel located just off the main square. We like the window open at night for fresh air, but if you are sensitive to street noises, this may not be the right hotel for you.
Thankfully Tim and I are both OK with street chatter, and are willing to give up a little for a great and walkable location. We divided our day up into two parts. He won support for his project from wealthy sponsors who formed themselves into a Bridge Brotherhood to fund its construction.
It was built between and , with an original length of some m ft , but it suffered frequent collapses during floods and had to be reconstructed several times. Over the centuries, it became increasingly perilous as arches collapsed and were replaced by rickety wooden sections.
The bridge was finally put out of use by a catastrophic flood in , which swept away much of the structure. It was subsequently abandoned and no more attempts were made to repair it. Since then, its surviving arches have successively collapsed or been demolished, and only four of the initial 22 arches remain intact today. This afternoon we have a 5 hour private tour scheduled to visit the lavender fields, but I will save that for my next post. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.
Email Address:. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Hi and welcome! We are Tim and Joanne Joseph and we have just embarked on our latest adventure. We hope you will join us! All photographs, unless noted otherwise, are the original property of Anotefromabroad. A Note From Abroad. So throw off the bowlines. Sailaway from the safe harbor.
