Roman Bridge hosts lung transplant walk on 7 November

The Roman Bridge (Puente Romano) in Salamanca will be the starting point for the 1st Walk for Lung Transplants on 7 November 2026. The three-kilometre route links the bridge with El Tormes Shopping Center and gives visitors a specific reason to note the monument during a public health event.

The walk is organised by the Unit for Pulmonary Transplant Rehabilitation at the University Hospital Complex of Salamanca. It is intended to raise awareness of organ donation, share information about transplantation and support people living with the recovery process.

A lung transplant walk starts at Roman Bridge

The organiser lists the start for 9.15am on Saturday, 7 November 2026, at the Puente Romano Track and Field Facilities. The route then runs from the Roman Bridge to El Tormes Shopping Center, where the event is scheduled to finish with a shared gathering. IBSAL lists the walk details on its event page.

The call is open to people who have received a lung transplant, patients waiting for one, relatives, friends and other members of the public. The organiser also states that participants can collect event T-shirts at the starting area from 9am, while registration was scheduled to remain open until 6 November 2026 at 8pm.

Twenty-six arches frame the route across the Tormes

The bridge crosses the Tormes below Salamanca's historic centre. City tourism information places its construction in the first century AD as part of the route between Mérida and Astorga, while noting that the exact construction date remains uncertain.

Its structure contains 26 arches, of which 15 are Roman in origin. The remaining section was rebuilt in later periods, including major work completed in the seventeenth century after flood damage. Salamanca tourism describes the bridge as a Historic-Artistic Monument declared in 1931.

The route therefore begins beside a structure whose present appearance records several periods of construction. The walk's starting point is not simply a city-centre meeting place: it is the northern end of a pedestrian crossing whose history reaches back nearly two millennia.

Visiting Roman Bridge: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The 1st Walk for Lung Transplants starts on 7 November 2026 at the Puente Romano Track and Field Facilities, with the route continuing from the Roman Bridge to El Tormes Shopping Center.
• The organiser gives a 9.15am start and a planned finish at 1pm; the public event uses the bridge as the route's starting point rather than as an enclosed venue.
• The bridge is in Salamanca beside the Tormes and is reached from the historic centre on foot; its crossing is pedestrian-only, a status in place since 1973.
• The crossing includes cobbled surfaces and multiple arches, so the three-kilometre walk should be considered in relation to the route rather than only the bridge itself.
• Spanish is the official language used locally and the national currency is the euro.

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Frequently asked questions about Roman Bridge

When does the 1st Walk for Lung Transplants take place at Roman Bridge?

The walk starts on 7 November 2026 at 9.15am from the Puente Romano Track and Field Facilities and follows a route to El Tormes Shopping Center.

What is Roman Bridge?

It is a historic crossing over the Tormes in Salamanca with 26 arches, including 15 of Roman origin. The bridge has been pedestrian-only since 1973.

Where is Roman Bridge and how do you get there?

The bridge stands beside Salamanca's historic centre on the Tormes. It can be reached on foot from the centre, with the event route beginning at its Salamanca side.