The Aljibe de Tíjola la Vieja is an ancient water storage structure dating back to the 11th century. It was built during the Muslim presence in the region and is an example of the hydraulic engineering of the time. This cistern is a tangible reminder of the history and culture of the region. 🌿💧
Tíjola la Vieja extends over four heights that dominate the Almanzora Valley, the second of these heights (looking towards Serón, which can be seen perfectly) is occupied by a small fortress that has almost disappeared, leaving the cistern and two massive tabiya towers.
A long enclosure rests on them from which the stone base subsists surrounding a third prominence on which the Tíjola agglomeration extended.
Access would be through the southern end of the complex. Inside, the terraces show some old walls and another large cistern is preserved at the top. At the foot of the fourth height, seven silos of around 170 meters in diameter are drilled, in which fig trees grow and which could have served as silos or dungeons for the forced labor that worked in the mine. Next to the silos was the maqbara (cemetery) that occupies the top of several neighboring hills. The southern access, intermediate between the second and third height. There is a large accumulation of rocks that have collapsed on the small protected plateau, in front is the Bayarque pine forest, and even the waterfall is in the distance as if it were a small stream of water.
Tíjola la Vieja extends over four heights that dominate the Almanzora Valley, the second of these heights (looking towards Serón, which can be seen perfectly) is occupied by a small fortress that almost disappeared (Lam.Ia), the cistern and two towers remain solid tabiya. A long enclosure rests on them from which the stone base subsists surrounding a third prominence on which the Tíjola agglomeration (Lam.Ib) extended. Access would be through the southern end of the complex. Inside the terraces show some old walls and another large cistern is preserved at the top, very close to the fearsome vertical wall from which we can see the entire area with the Bacares River in the background.
At the foot of the fourth height, seven silos of around 170 meters in diameter are drilled, in which fig trees grow and which could have served as silos or dungeons for the forced labor that worked in the mine. Next to the silos was the maqbara (cemetery) that occupies the top of several neighboring hills.
We descend through the southern access, intermediate between the second and third heights. We will be able to see that a large cluster of rocks have collapsed on the small protected plateau, we advance along it, we look ahead and see the beautiful Bayarque pine forest, and even the waterfall is in the distance as if it were a small stream of water.
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