Schedule: 1 h 30 min
Unevenness (+): 25 m
Unevenness (-): 25 m
Distance: 2 km
Type of road: Circular
Severity of the medium: 1
Orientation in the itinerary: 1
Difficulty: 1
Necessary effort: 1
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Track TRKVery close to the beautiful hermitage of San José, on a path that opens to the left of the road, begins and ends the route of this route (1h.30m) that as a hiking loop runs flat on a gentle slope of sandstone slabs, where there are many traditional buildings, barns and threshing floors. The route takes its name from the hermitage where the itinerary begins and where the current cemetery of the town is also located, fifteen centuries after the Visigoth settlers established their necropolis in the surrounding area.
Along the route, we can observe some areas of channels and dippers dug into the rock, whose mission seems to be related to ancestral beliefs and rites in relation to water. There are also other channels whose practical usefulness is not in doubt, since they are much longer and deeper channels that drain into terraces, for natural irrigation, or into deep wells for water storage. Some of them were even built around in order to preserve them from dirt and dust (cisterns).
Along with this unique architecture coexists an important group of Visigothic-medieval tombs of anthropomorphic type, that is to say, excavated in the rock itself adopting the human form. The oldest burials have been dated between 530-598 AD.
The route through the entire archaeological site is signposted and has information panels that will help us to interpret and understand this rich heritage.
