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This bridge was built before 1880 A.D. and is quite different from all others bridges of this region. That is because its stones are larger and much better crafted. They say that the builders took those stones from an important nearby archeological site (Kastri) that is still researched and excavated.
It has one arch that opens to 11.50 meters and has a height of 7.50 meters. The bridge's total length is 20 meters and its width 3.50 meters.
Its name means "The bridge of the blind man" and the legend says that a blind man was murdered around this bridge. Another legend refers that this bridge had a guard who was tolling the passers-by and the toll was one grossi (currency that started circulating around 1690 A.D.).
It is also known as Nidrouzi bridge, Alatopetra bridge, Prosvoro bridge and also as just Stone bridge.
You can visit this magnificent bridge by taking a 3 km path from Alatopetra village.
Hey @ThomasBiziouras,
I wanted to show you another stone bridge, which is also very interesting and it is located in Bosnia and Hercegovina, close to Sarajevo - Mehmed Pasha Sokolovic Bridge. The river Drina has amazing colours and I'm sure it's a good place to take photos. Do you like to take photos of bridges?
Have you been in London? Here is a photo of Tower bridge, but this one is more modern. Do you like more the ancient stone bridges?
@KatyaLthanks about the book, will research about that.
Most of our old bridges were also built during the Ottoman years, funded by local or grant vizieres and built be Greek stone masters (called Mastoroi in Greek). People that never studied engineering or mechanics but used their mind and experience and finally managed to build masterpieces of folk art and technique. They had even developed their own language (called Koudaritika), a secret, encoded dialect so the Ottomans could not understand them and steal their building secrets.
I am attaching two more photos, one of the view from the bridge and one more of the bridge itself:
