{"id":9133,"date":"2022-12-20T15:26:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T14:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/culture\/historical-and-cultural-routes\/across-the-roman-bridges\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:12:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:12:16","slug":"across-the-roman-bridges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/en\/culture\/historical-and-cultural-routes\/across-the-roman-bridges\/","title":{"rendered":"Along the Roman bridges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1226488312\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1662483167\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:40%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1581\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pontiromani.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"Lungo i ponti romani\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pontiromani.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pontiromani-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pontiromani-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pontiromani-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pontiromani-1536x949.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pontiromani-2048x1265.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1662483167 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1226488312 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_769183412\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-238988309\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1320360693\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-901979057\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1268963082\" class=\"text testi-titolo-laterale\">\n\t\t\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Rubik'; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; color: rgba(39,39,39,0.4);\">ALONG THE VIA IULIA AUGUSTA<\/h6>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1268963082 {\n  font-size: 1.2rem;\n  color: rgb(204, 208, 212);\n}\n#text-1268963082 > * {\n  color: rgb(204, 208, 212);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-901979057 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-901979057 > .col-inner {\n    margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2006501179\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-238988309 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #row-238988309 > .col > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1857575576\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-367314425\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-367314425 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1733868935\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1362270958\" class=\"text testi-titolo\">\n\t\t\n<h1 class=\"testi-titolo\">Val Ponci. Stunning natural landscape <\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1362270958 {\n  font-size: 2rem;\n  color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\n}\n#text-1362270958 > * {\n  color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3687019899\" class=\"text testi-body\">\n\t\t\n<p>Finale boasts an impressive route that can be explored on foot or by bike. The trail passes through <strong>Val Ponci<\/strong>, where visitors can behold the remains of five magnificent Roman bridges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse\"  id=\"row-1489672582\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-547386944\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h2 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >La Val Ponci<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/h2><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1822898773\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;margin:0px 0px 20px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/valponci-1024x632-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/valponci-1024x632-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/valponci-1024x632-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/valponci-1024x632-1-768x474.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1822898773 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            <em>\n              <strong>The Val Ponci takes its name from the ancient denomination &#8220;vallis pontium&#8221;, meaning the &#8220;valley of bridges&#8221;.<\/strong>\n            <\/em>\n          <\/p>\n          \n\n          <p>You can explore a suspended valley with a naturalistic and rural landscape. Along the route of the ancient <strong>Via Iulia Augusta, which was opened by the Roman emperor Augustus in 13 B.C.<\/strong>, you can walk for about two kilometres. It connected the municipality of Vada Sabatia\/Vado Ligure with southern Gaul by crossing the small Ponci stream with a set of bridges possibly built by Emperor Hadrian in AD 125.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >The itinerary<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n<p>The route starts by <strong>Verzi village<\/strong>, near the towering Finale Stone walls of Rocca di Corno. The watercourse at the start of the valley has formed remarkable geological structures called <strong>&#8220;potholes of the giants&#8221; (&#8220;marmite dei giganti&#8221;)<\/strong> along with miniature waterfalls.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1246628379\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/roccadicorno-1024x632-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/roccadicorno-1024x632-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/roccadicorno-1024x632-1-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/roccadicorno-1024x632-1-768x474.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1246628379 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >THE BRIDGES<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n<p>The <strong>first bridge<\/strong> on the route up the valley is the Ponte delle Fate, which is well-preserved and still passable. Its name comes from the dialect word &#8220;faje&#8221; which means sheep.<\/p>\n          \n\n          <p>We admire the beautiful archway of the bridge, made of carefully squared blocks of <strong>Finale Stone (&#8220;Pietra di Finale&#8221;)<\/strong>, before entering the valley. We then reach the remains of the <strong>Ponte Sordo<\/strong>, cross the <strong>Ponte delle Voze<\/strong> and the <strong>Ponte dell\u2019Acqua<\/strong>, also single-arched. Finally, we reach what remains of the Ponte di Magnone (Magnone Bridge), immersed in the woods at the upper end of the valley, near the <strong>Colla di San Giacomo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n  \n    <div class=\"row large-columns-3 medium-columns- small-columns-2 row-collapse\" >\n  <div class=\"gallery-col col\" >\n          <div class=\"col-inner\">\n            <a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pontemuto-300x226-1.jpg\" title=\"\">            <div class=\"box has-hover gallery-box box-overlay dark\">\n              <div class=\"box-image image-zoom\" >\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pontemuto-300x226-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" ids=\"905,904,903\" lightbox_image_size=\"original\" col_spacing=\"collapse\" columns=\"3\" image_hover=\"zoom\" \/>                  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src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pontesordo-300x226-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" ids=\"905,904,903\" lightbox_image_size=\"original\" col_spacing=\"collapse\" columns=\"3\" image_hover=\"zoom\" \/>                                  <div class=\"overlay fill\"\n                      style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.15)\">\n                  <\/div>\n                                                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"box-text text-left\" >\n                 <p><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>          <\/div>\n         <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" style=\"margin-top:20px;\"><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >THE ROMAN QUARRIES OF VAL PONCI<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n<p>On the eastern side of the valley, <strong>between the Ponte delle Voze and Ponte dell\u2019Acqua<\/strong>, a short path leads to fascinating and impressive <strong>quarries of Finale Stone (&#8220;Pietra di Finale&#8221;)<\/strong> known as the &#8220;Roman quarries&#8221; of the Val Ponci, possibly already used for the construction of the ancient road.<\/p>\n\n  \n    <div class=\"row large-columns-4 medium-columns-3 small-columns-2 row-collapse\" >\n  <div class=\"gallery-col col\" >\n          <div class=\"col-inner\">\n            <a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cava1-768x578-1.jpg\" title=\"\">            <div class=\"box has-hover gallery-box box-overlay dark\">\n              <div class=\"box-image image-zoom\" >\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cava1-768x578-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" 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title=\"\">            <div class=\"box has-hover gallery-box box-overlay dark\">\n              <div class=\"box-image image-zoom\" >\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cava2-768x578-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" ids=\"909,908,907,906\" lightbox_image_size=\"original\" col_spacing=\"collapse\" image_size=\"original\" image_hover=\"zoom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cava2-768x578-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cava2-768x578-1-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>                                  <div class=\"overlay fill\"\n                      style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.15)\">\n                  <\/div>\n                                                              <\/div>\n              <div 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https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cava4-768x578-1-300x226.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>                                  <div class=\"overlay fill\"\n                      style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.15)\">\n                  <\/div>\n                                                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"box-text text-left\" >\n                 <p><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>          <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"gallery-col col\" >\n          <div class=\"col-inner\">\n            <a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cava3-768x578-1.webp\" title=\"\">            <div class=\"box has-hover gallery-box box-overlay dark\">\n              <div class=\"box-image image-zoom\" >\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cava3-768x578-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" ids=\"909,908,907,906\" lightbox_image_size=\"original\" col_spacing=\"collapse\" image_size=\"original\" image_hover=\"zoom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cava3-768x578-1.webp 768w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cava3-768x578-1-300x226.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>                                  <div class=\"overlay fill\"\n                      style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.15)\">\n                  <\/div>\n                                                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"box-text text-left\" >\n                 <p><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>          <\/div>\n         <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" style=\"margin-top:20px;\"><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >HOW TO REACH THE SITE<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"wtbx_service_descr wtbx_textholder\">\n            \n\n            <p><strong>The Val Ponci can be explored on foot or by riding a mountain bike<\/strong>. It can be reached by car from either the road to Verzi, which branches off from the valley road <strong>from Calvisio to Vezzi Portio<\/strong>, or <strong>from the locality of San Giacomo, Magnone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n            \n\n            <p>Guided tours along the Roman bridges are part of the <strong>Archeotrekking<\/strong> programs, organized by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.museoarcheologicodelfinale.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Archaeological Museum of Finale<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n            \n\n          <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1733868935 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1733868935 > .col-inner {\n    margin: -30px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1480232055\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\" style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 241, 241);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_648141260\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MUDIF-logo-orizzontale@2x-300x102-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_648141260 {\n  width: 76%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"wtbx_vc_text_element wtbx_vc_text_element-86284463 wtbx_display_block\">\n            \n\n            <div class=\"wtbx_vc_el_container wtbx_vc_text_element_container\">\n              \n\n              <div class=\"wtbx_text_element_content\">\n                \n\n                <div class=\"wtbx_text_element_inner\">\n                  \n\n                  <div class=\"wtbx_vc_text_element wtbx_vc_text_element-151091233 wtbx_display_block\">\n                    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