page_title: Ponte de Aljezur
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Ponte de Aljezur / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Ribeira de Aljezur, near the town of Aljezur, in southern Portugal. Português: Ribeira de Aljezur, junto à localidade com o mesmo nome, em Portugal.
context_page_description: The Ponte de Aljezur, is a structure located over the Ribeira de Aljezur, in the civil parish of Aljezur, municipality of Aljezur, in the Portuguese district of Faro.
context_section_description: The bridge is situated over the Ribeira de Aljezur, in an area located at the confluence of the Ribeira de Alfambras and Ribeira da Cerca, at the eastern lowlands of Aljezur. It is obligatory northern passage from the Algarve along the EN120 and, similarly, the principal access to the old village (including market).
  The silted margins of the river, in an area 15 metres (49 ft) from the bridge, are important habitats for waterfowl and species. The presence of European alder (Alnus glutinosa), Poplar (Populus), Willow (Salix) and Reed bed provides a habitat for various species of Spanish pond turtle (Mauremys leprosa), Viperine water snake (Natrix maura), Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), Muscovy ducks (Cairina moschata), Greylag goose (Anser anser), Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) and the Common nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos). Along the banks are various aromatic plants, such as Rosemary, Lavander and Mint. To the east stretches a fertile floodplain, used for cultivating sweet potato and corn, and as pasturelands for dairy cattle. Downstream are vestiges of the ancient fluvial port with mooring posts, and a cisterns that was situated near the (now disappeared) inn and tollhouse. To the west of the bridge, near the entrance to the south, is the old village grocery, while to the east (and few meters away) is the municipal market.
caption: A view of the Ribeira de Aljezur crossed by the bridge
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