In Galicia Hórreos These are traditional designs created to preserve agricultural products, especially corn, and in order to keep the animals away from moisture, which abound in the north -west of Spain.
Known as Spikes in Portugalare part of the rural landscape and are valuable evidence of popular architecture and natural economy, which have been characterized by centuries Peasant communities from the Portuguese North.
Support Safe from moisture Spikes built racks made of stone or wood, which include wheels or slabs called commands in Prevent the access of rodentsThe walls of the walls have grooves or gaps that facilitate ventilation to allow grain drying and avoid mold.
The city of Portugal retains more cereals or spikes of not only this country, but all Iberian peninsulaField
Residents of Portugal who retain the largest set of granaries on the Iberian Peninsula
In Portugal, the largest concentration of spikes is located in the north, especially in Alto Mignio, Beire -Litrele, Beyre inside and Western routes. He The city of LindosoIn the middle of the National Pena-Mesani Park, he has the largest set of grain work on the entire peninsula and, probably, in Europe.
These spikes, built between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, remain in excellent condition and make up A unique example of the Portuguese rural architectureField
Spikes are usually plants rectangular And they are mainly built in granite stone, although there are also mixed examples made of wood. The cover for two waters and sometimes ends with decorative or symbolic elements.
The city of Lindoso, in the ban The remains of the castle of the thirteenth centurywhich control the population from the top of the hill. At the foot of the hill you can see 64 designsField
“The best views of the city and the group of granaries are perceived from the castle of Lindos National GeographicField
After a witness of some battles between Spain and Portugal, a fortress that is a mixture Romanesque and Gothic characteristicsShe was thrown in the nineteenth century. Some time later, in 1910, the Portuguese government recognized the value of this building announcing the border lock as National MonumentField
The castle has always been Military functions And this never served as a residence or prison. Therefore, he was busy during border conflicts. The tribute tower attached to the wall, its balconies and the Alfonso III shield installed on the main door will be allocated.
Outside, the castle looks like a reliable power, not too high, but impressive. The entrance is made by the catwalk, and the door has several chains, as in its time of splendor.
It is convenient from the edge Visit the national parkwhich covers about 70,000 hectares of several municipalities. Its mountainous relief is the background of the city, and its expansion continues in Spain to form the reserve of the cross -sphere of the cross.