STRUCTURE AND WALLS

The villa of Puente la Reina (Pontis Regine) was founded in 1122 by King Alfonso the Battler. The extension of the new population was planned from the bridge or Arga River to the meadow of Obanos over Murugarren. It was then that the wall was started to be built and the different neighborhoods populated with natives, Franks, Jews, and neighbors from Murugarren. The villa had 21 towers and 4 gates, in addition to a moat and barbican. Today, 4 towers can be seen on the Paseo.

The layout of the villa was rectangular and was organized through the Rua Mayor, which went from gate to gate and structured the entire space from east to west. There were two other parallel streets and 5 belenas or transversal alleyways.

In the 14th century, Carlos II fortified the city in the style of a Roman camp, with the gates of Mercandil, San Pedro, the Bridge (also called the Butcher's) and the Suso. The Suso gate or Relox received pilgrims and was located under a tower that was destroyed in 1800 and had a clock, hence its name: Clock Gate.

A reconstruction of the Portal of Suso or Clock and the Butcher's Gate can be seen.