Bridge of Arta

Epirus · Greece · Bridge

The master builder's wife was walled up alive in the bridge — and on spring full-moon nights her figure is said to cross the arches.

The stone bridge over the Arachthos river in Epirus is the setting of one of Greece's most famous folk ballads. Each night the arch collapsed, until a bird revealed that the master builder's own wife had to be walled up alive for the bridge to stand — which was done, and with her last breath she cursed the bridge to tremble forever. To this day locals say a silent female figure can be seen crossing the bridge on spring full-moon nights, the spirit of the sacrificed wife. The elegant arched bridge, medieval in origin and rebuilt in 1612, is the town's foremost landmark.

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Where is Bridge of Arta located?

Bridge of Arta is in Epirus, Greece.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.