The Roman city of Los Banoles

We left Arnedillo at 10am, it was chilly but sunny and looked set to be a good day except that after 10 miles down the road we hit a fog bank and the scenery disappeared for the rest of the day.
Just before 1pm we arrived in Layana. A tiny little village with a free aire at the end of it and it really is the end of it because this is where the main road ends and gravel begins.
We parked Wanda, had some lunch and a rest hoping the fog would clear and although we do think it thinned slightly it did stay si at 3pm we set off down the gravel track on foot. This is the old Roman road into what was once the city of Los Bañoles and it was a massive city 2000 years ago. It is now just a site to walk around covering over 2 miles and there are no fences, barriers, ticket booths or even tourists. This place has literally just been left which is a shame because it is fascinating and one of the best sites we’ve been to. There are still huge columns and the edges of buildings with steps in. You can clearly see the layout of buildings and even the town. There are ancient Roman baths, monoliths to victorious warriors and governors and even the remains of a huge aqueduct, it really was incredible.
We were out for almost 2 hours and walked 7km and when we got back it was dinner time.Leggi altro