Ponte de le Maravegie - Venezia, Italy
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N 45° 25.899 E 012° 19.612
33T E 290905 N 5034379
The Ponte de le Maravegie crosses the Rio of San Trovaso on the way from Piazzale Roma to the Accademia Bridge in Venezia, Italy.
Waymark Code: WMX31Y
Location: Veneto, Italy
Date Posted: 11/19/2017
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The name maravegia comes from maraviglia meaning miraculous.
One of the legends about the origin of the name of the bridge is that a family who lived near the bridge had seven daughters, six beautiful and one ugly. A boatman and sailor began to frequent the house and from that moment he fell ill and became so weak that he could no longer compete and do his job. Thinking it was because of the ugly sister, named Marina, he decided to take revenge and on one evening, taking advantage of the fact that she was alone in the house, he carried out his plan. When he reached the bridge he saw Marina from the window praying, kneeling before the crucifix. He raised his eyes and saw six bright stars preceded by a seventh, smaller and dimmer. Soon after, however, the six stars disappeared and remained only the seventh, more vivid and bright. Thinking that the sign was related to his situation, he went to question Marina who confessed to be madly in love with him and that she was praying for her to die in his place. The young boatman forgot all motive of vengeance and fell in love with her. He recovered, won the next race in which he participated and married the girl.
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