A Ponte Maceira

The medieval Ponte Vella crosses the Río Tambre at A Ponte Maceira, a village of stone houses and old watermills. Probably built in the 13^th or 14^th century, the bridge has five main arches and two smaller openings for floodwaters. It partly collapsed in 1792 and was rebuilt during the 19^th century.

A local legend associates the crossing with St James's disciples, who escaped Roman pursuers when a bridge collapsed behind them. The Codex Calixtinus calls the legendary bridge As Pías, but the crossing at Ons, also over the Tambre, is considered a more likely location. The broken bridge appears on Negreira's municipal coat of arms.