La Alberca

 

Behind the church of San Andrés is La Alberca (from the Albirka), a building many scholars believe to have been a Roman bath. It is eleven meters deep, formed by three natural springs and at the bottom a Roman stone can be found, with some carving but no inscription. It was reformed by the Arabs for irrigation. It was used as a public bath until 1935. At that time women went to bathe in the morning and men in the afternoon. In front of the entrance is a late Medieval sarcophagus, which has found a new function as a drinking trough for cattle. (Lancia Publications, page32)