Bridge of Fundo de Rua - Rota do Românico
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A stone Bridge over the river Ovelha, supported by four round arches with unequal dimensions, upon which a deck lies slightly raised above the higher arch.

The pillars are protected by sharp cut-waters upstream and by the buttresses downstream. At the entrance of the Bridge, on the left bank, a transept marks perhaps the date (1630) of the construction or rebuilding of the Bridge, succeeding the medieval span which ensured the passage of transit between Amarante and Vila Real.

This was the access to the old territory of Ovelha do Marão, once one of the few that existed in Portugal and where the residents chose the feudal lord that would govern them.

Near the Bridge, the pillory evokes such autonomy, first of the “beetria” and then of the “honra” and municipality which, in the 16th century, became property of the kings of Portugal.

Through here marched the French troops under General Soult which took Amarante on May 3rd 1809.

As this is one of the two places of passage between Amarante and Trás-os-Montes, the Bridge of Fundo de Rua (or Aboadela) was also referenced in the work of the writer Camilo Castelo Branco, who visited the place several times.


Type: Bridge

Classification: Submitted to classification

Route: Tâmega Valley

1258 - The patronage of the Church of Saint Mary of Aboadela was property of the Monastery of Pombeiro;

14th century - Ovelha do Marão (term which included the parishes of Aboadela and Canadelo) was a medieval benefactoria;

1550 - On the death of D. Jorge de Lencastre, the medieval benefactoria becomes the property of the Crown, by order of King D. João III;

1630 - Construction date of the cruise at the east entrance of the Bridge;

17th century - Construction period of the Bridge of Fundo de Rua;

18th century - The term of Ovelha do Marão is transferred to the jurisdiction of the master grantees and barons of Mateus;

2000 - Restoration works in its pavement, with the replacement of the slabs and of some stones from the ledges, cleaning and removal of the vegetation which had accumulated over time;

2010 - Integration of the Bridge of Fundo de Rua in the Route of the Romanesque.

Free

Monument fully or partly accessible to visitors with reduced mobility.

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Rua de Ovelha e Honra do Marão, Aboadela, Amarante, Porto

Northern Portugal: A28/A3/A7/A24/A11 » A4 (Vila Real) » IP4 (Vila Real) » Aboadela » Rota do Românico/Ponte de Fundo de Rua.

Porto: A4 (Vila Real) » IP4 (Vila Real) » Aboadela » Rota do Românico/Ponte de Fundo de Rua.

Central/Southern Portugal: A1 (Porto)/ A29 (V.N. Gaia) » A41 CREP » A4 (Vila Real) » IP4 (Vila Real) » Aboadela » Rota do Românico/Ponte de Fundo de Rua.

Amarante: A4 (Vila Real) » IP4 (Vila Real) » Aboadela » Rota do Românico/Ponte de Fundo de Rua.

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