Puente La Reina
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- Not to be confused with Casalarreina in neighbouring La Rioja.
Puente La Reina (Spanish meaning literally the "bridge [of] the Queen"; Basque: Gares) is a town and municipality located in the autonomous community of Navarra, in northern Spain.
Puente la Reina lies between Pamplona and Estella on the Way of St. James pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. It is an important town as it is the first town after the junction of the French Way (Spanish: Camino Francés), the most popular route, and Aragonese Way.
[edit] Demography
| 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,124 | 2,120 | 2,412 | 2,546 |
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: - http://www.navarra.com/camino/puente.htm
- Puente La Reina / Gares in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (Spanish)
- Walking the Camino de Santiago, A Guide The site has great photos of the bridge at six in the morning as the sun rises.
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