Bargota
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Civil Heritage
The urban center of Bargota is characterized by its irregular streets that lead to two main squares. The most central is the Plaza de la Iglesia, next to which is the town hall, a brick building from the 17th century that has two sections and an attic. The ground floor is made up of arcades with five semicircular arches on ashlar pillars.
From this square you can access Calle Mayor, where you will find emblazoned houses from the 50th and XNUMXth centuries, in the Baroque style and built in ashlar or ashlar stone. In addition, Bargota is home to more than XNUMX old wine cellars (calados) under the houses of the old town, evidencing the historical importance of wine in the town. Some of these wineries can be visited during the Winery Route that takes place during Witchcraft Week.
Arbanta irrigation
The Arbanta irrigation system was built in the late 1967th and early XNUMXth centuries to irrigate the vineyards of the Arbanta plain during the winter. This work of hydraulic engineering allowed water to be carried from the steep and humid areas of the north to the dry plain of the valley. The system required an institutional design to ensure equitable distribution of water and maintenance of infrastructure, with control bodies and rules accepted from its inception. Irrigation fell into disuse in the second half of the XNUMXth century, with the last measure of water being in XNUMX. A prominent element of this work is the ovoid cistern with a false dome formed by the approximation of rows of stone, designed to store water to refresh the crops and their animals. Read more
Stone Huts
The stone huts in Bargota are single-story buildings with a small door, designed to protect themselves from the prevailing winds. Built entirely of stone, an abundant material in the area, they served as shelter and to store tools in the crop fields. Currently, there are more than 200 huts in the region.
St. Mary's Parish
The Parish of Santa María, in Gothic-Renaissance style, began to be built around 1550 and was practically finished in 1570. The master stonemasons Juan and Sebastián de Orbana and Amador de Segura participated in its construction. The church has a single nave covered by star vaults and highlights the image of Slavery, following the iconographic model of Andra Mari from the XNUMXth century. Among the metalwork pieces, a Plateresque processional cross from the second third of the XNUMXth century stands out.
Ermita de Santa Lucía
Of the Hermitage of Santa Lucía, only some ruins from the 13th century remain with a rectangular shape and semicircular head.
Hermitage of the Virgin of Poyo
The Hermitage of the Virgen del Poyo, located on the French Camino de Santiago, originally dates back to the 16th century. The two sections of the nave and the square head belong to this period, and in the 18th century it was covered with a half-orange dome. The original image of the Virgin was lost in a fire and the current one is a copy of that.
