Die mittelalterliche Ponte della Madalena, oder des Teufels-Brücke über den Fluss Serchio ein Borgo ein Mazzano, in der Nähe von Bagni de Lucca, Toskana.
4288 x 2848 px | 36,3 x 24,1 cm | 14,3 x 9,5 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
11. Juli 2015
Ort:
Ponte della Madalena Borgo a Mozzano, Bagni de Lucca Tuscany Italy
Weitere Informationen:
The Ponte della Madalena over the River Serchio at the village of Borgo a Mazzano near Bagni de Lucca, is a fine example of medieval engineering. It's also known as the Devil's Bridge after a local legend that, in return for his help in building the bridge, the devil was to clainm the soul of the first living thing to cross the bridge. The villagers realised what the devil was up to and so sent a dog over the bridge first and thus the devil got its soul as his reward! The bridge is mentioned in a C14th novel by Giovanni Sercambi. In 1670 the Council of Lucca issue a law prohibiting the transportation of locally made millstones across the bridge as they were causing damage. Presumably they were being rolled across! It was severely damaged by floods in 1836 and in the early 1900s another span was added to make room for a surfaced roadway thus altering the beautiful lines of the medieval bridge. Today traffic is not allowed and pedestrians can walk to and fro.
