Puente la Reina is the Navarrese village where the two main branches of the Camino de Santiago are located: the one from Roncesvalles (Navarra) and the one from Somport (Huesca).
It owes its name to its strategic bridge essential to cross the mighty Arga river. Built in the 11th century, the bridge was an infrastructure where you had to pay a pontazgo (toll) to be able to cross it. Because of its strategic importance, it was originally fortified with three towers, one on each side and another in the center; Such a high level of protection gives an idea of its importance to avoid the passage of bandits or an enemy army. Inside the central tower of the bridge was placed a Renaissance carving of the Virgen del Puy, patron saint of the town.