This historic site features defensive towers with living quarters and an ancient hydraulic system, offering insights into medieval survival and water control.

Life here was far from peaceful This tower was not built to stand out against the landscape. It was erected at a time of upheaval. Following the Christian conquest of the 13th century, the Andalusian population was massacred, forced into exile or enslaved, and these lands were divided amongst the new Christian lords who accompanied King James I. The islands became part of a new world… but also of new conflicts. Pirate attacks and raids were part of daily life. Settlements moved away from the sea and the land became dotted with towers. These towers combined living quarters with defences. People lived high up, keeping watch… and controlling the territory. And the water too. Next to the tower, a hydraulic system of possible Al-Andalus origin has been preserved: underground galleries (qanats) that collect and channel water. Here, power and survival went hand in hand. What was more important: protecting oneself… or controlling the water?