Spain is known for its sunny climate. This means that much of the country experiences very hot summer temperatures.<\/p>\n
This climate has had consequences on traditional Spanish architecture<\/strong>, which has some curiosities like those shown in the latest video published by my favorite YouTube channel, Aventuras Entresierras<\/a>, to which I encourage you to subscribe. This time, the protagonists of the video enter the lands of Castile-La Mancha<\/strong>, specifically in the municipalities of Villaca\u00f1as<\/strong> and Villatobas<\/strong>, in the province of Toledo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Their first stop is a visit to the Silos de la Atalaya, in Villaca\u00f1as, underground dwellings whose origins date back to the time of the ancient Iberians<\/strong>, according to some, and which served to provide shelter for farmers and livestock during the time of farming and harvesting fruits, according to hispanianostra.org<\/a>. There were once more than 1,000 silos<\/strong>, but today only fewer than 20 remain.<\/p>\n The next stop is the ghost town of El Calaminar, a village of pre-Roman origin<\/strong>, also located in Villaca\u00f1as and currently uninhabited. In this case, the dwellings are traditional houses located at ground level. Finally, the video takes us to Cuevas de los Canutos, in Villatobas<\/strong>. I have found little information about them. Apparently, like the Atalaya Silos, they served as homes for farmers and to protect livestock from the elements (the video is in Spanish, you can activate automatic English subtitles in the bottom bar of the player):<\/p>\n
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