The Fortified Medieval Village

Before the 11th century there was a very rudimentary settlement that would later give rise to the town of Labastida in the 13th century and, even before the 10th century, it could have been a place of isolation for anchorites or hermits (niches in the walls called columbariums) .

The part of the wall that can be seen from this point corresponds to the Paseo de Ronda. Once discovered and after cleaning, it was recorded that it was a canvas of the medieval wall of Labastida and artificial caves for habitation, possible hermitages, excavated under it.

In these sections of the uncovered medieval wall we can admire how the entire defensive structure rises above the large sandstone slab, becoming a large barbican flanked by two towers, thus confirming the existence of the walled enclosure that surrounded the medieval town of Labastida.
Although with some deterioration we can see the first tower with its access stairs to a previous tower, then the artificial caves, a large buttress carved into the rock and the other tower with access stairs on its sides.

Below we describe some of the most interesting points related to these remains of the wall.