Los Tojos – Nature, Architectural Heritage and Local History
Los Tojos is situated on a slope at a medium elevation on the left bank of the Argoza River, at an altitude of 650 metres. The linear, crescent-shaped settlement opens to the southeast across a small intervening ridge with extensive grazing areas.
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Nature
Immediately south of Saja lies the Centro de Interpretación del Parque Natural Saja-Besaya at kilometre 13 of the CA-280 regional road (Cabezón de la Sal–Reinosa), at the start of the ascent to Puerto de Palombera, in the municipality of Los Tojos.
The route from Bárcena Mayor to Los Tojos forms part of the second stage of the GR-71 “Sendero de la Reserva del Saja”, which runs from Bárcena Mayor to Saja.
For planning your day, you can consider the Centro and the stage connection as two different points of reference side by side. Depending on your focus, the two topics can be considered separately.
Townscape
The Casa de Pepón features a family coat of arms bearing the names Pedro González, Ríos, Gómez, Linares and Cossío.
Casa de los Perros is a traditional building with a covered porch and a solana. The traditional houses in Los Tojos are generally two storeys high, have solanas and stand in rows.
The washhouse with a spring in Los Tojos is a stone building with a wooden gabled roof and a sloping wash basin.
Historically, washhouses were meeting places: women washed laundry there, exchanged news, strengthened neighbourhood ties and kept local traditions and customs alive.
To appreciate the townscape, you can distinguish between individual buildings, rows of houses and the washhouse.
History and Craftsmanship
According to local tradition, the future Charles I spent the night during his journey to Castile at Casa de Pepón, or at Pepón’s former inn.
According to local tradition, Adrian of Utrecht spent the night at Casa de los Perros in 1517, when he accompanied the future Charles I.
The Escuela de Mueble Montañés de Los Tojos became more widely known in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Los Tojos has a row of adjoining houses. This rural architectural form typically begins with an original family house; additional houses were added with a shared dividing wall.
The only complex in Los Tojos considered a Montañés manor house features two round arches leading to its covered porch.
Agricultural tools such as rakes, hayforks and winnowing devices were made on the ground floors of the houses; the local woodwork was known as “la Garauja”.
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