Puente La Reina is a town and municipality

Municipality

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 located in the autonomous community of Navarra, in northern Spain

Spain

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Puente la Reina lies between Pamplona

Pamplona

Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...

 and Estella

Estella - Lizarra

Estella or Lizarra is a town located in the autonomous community of Navarre, in northern Spain. It lies south west of Pamplona, close to the border with La Rioja and Álava....

 on the Way of St. James

Way of St. James

The Way of St. James or St. James' Way is the pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the apostle Saint James are buried....

 pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela

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. It is an important town as it is the first town after the junction of the French Way

The French Way

The French Way is the most popular of the routes of the Way of St. James, the ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. It runs from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the French side of the Pyrenees to Roncesvalles on the Spanish side and then another 780km on to Santiago de...

 , the most popular route, and Aragonese Way

The Aragonese Way

The Aragonese Way is a route of the Way of St. James beginning at the French-Spanish border at the pass of Somport and joining the French Way at Puente la Reina in Navarre...

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Doña Mayor, wife of King Sancho III was the queen who gave her name to the town. She built the six-arched bridge (42.671117°N 1.818736°W) over the Río Arga for the use of pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela along the Camino de Santiago.

External links

• http://www.navarra.com/camino/puente.htm
• Puente La Reina / Gares in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
• Walking the Camino de Santiago, A Guide The site has great photos of the bridge at six in the morning as the sun rises.