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Miranda del Ebro information
Miranda del Ebro is a village arose in high-mediaeval
times to defend a strategic crossing over the river Ebro, with
a castle erected on the hill of La Picota. From the 11th and 12th
centuries, under the influence of the passage of the original
Road to Santiago, it begins to take on a certain importance. In
1099 Alfonso VI granted it an important privilege, which favoured
the development of one of the largest Jewish quarters in Spain,
as well as the trade and the passing of goods. The bridge of Carlos
II, raised in 1777 over the previous mediaeval one, the Town Hall
and the churches of San Juan, Santa Maria de Altamira and San
Nicolas are the maximum exponents of the artistic heritage that
Miranda de Ebro has preserved in its two very singular districts,
separated by the river: Aquende and Allende. The festivity of
San Juan del Monte is very famous and well-attended and has been
declared to be of tourist interest.