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Barbazoso bridge

Barbazoso bridge is of medieval origin, crossing the Escabas on the road descending from El Hosquillo towards Poyatos along the timber drivers' river. Cuenca Provincial Council (Diputación de Cuenca) restored it around 2018. Earlier on the same road stands Gustavo Torner's Monumento a la Madera, where the road branches towards the Cuervo and Poyatos.

Municipality
Poyatos
  • Bridge
  • Escabas
  • Poyatos
  • Middle Ages
  • Gancheros

From Las Majadas, the El Hosquillo road descends towards Lagunillos. At the Monumento a la Madera, a sculpture by Gustavo Torner, it branches: right towards the source of the Cuervo; left along the Escabas towards Poyatos. Before reaching the village, the river is crossed by Barbazoso bridge, of medieval origin, restored by Cuenca Provincial Council (Diputación de Cuenca) around 2018.

This is the river of the gancheros, river timber drivers, carrying more water in spring: The gancheros of the Escabas and Guadiela.

Combine with

The historic ensemble of Poyatos and the Roman fountain.

Frequently asked questions

How do you get there?

Along the road from Las Majadas and El Hosquillo towards Lagunillos: at the Monumento a la Madera, take the left branch following the Escabas towards Poyatos.

Carry on from here

Rivers and basins

Following the water from Barbazoso bridge

Follow these watercourses to where they meet, to their villages and to the memories of their basin.

Lands and landscapes

From here, follow the memory of the land

These readings connect Barbazoso bridge with the stories, the work and the villages around it.

Where it is

Location of Barbazoso bridge Albalate de las NoguerasArcos de la SierraBetetaCañamaresCañizaresCarrascosaCastillejo-SierraCuencaFresneda de la SierraLa FronteraFuertescusaLagunasecaLas MajadasMasegosaPortillaPoyatosSanta María del ValTragaceteVega del CodornoZarzuelaSotorribas PNSC-S9: Itinerario interpretativo del area recreativa de los LagunillosPR-CU 104: Sendero de la dehesa de los OlmosPR-CU 114: Sendero del Cucurucho y la HocecillaPR-CU 115: Sendero de la DehesaPR-CU 22: Ruta de El Calahorrano y el cerro de la CuevaPR-CU 24: Ruta del cerro Calera y Los VallejosPR-CU 26: Ruta de la fuente de la HerreríaPR-CU 27: Ruta del Pado de NavelíarPR-CU 30: Ruta del Gollizno y Las CanterasPR-CU 78: Subida a la MuelaPR-CU 79: San Blas - San Felipe - Río CuervoPR-CU 90: Hoz del Alonjero y puntal del Castillo de los Siete CondesSendero Interpretativo Muela Pinilla y del PuntalSL-CU 12: Sendero del HocinoSL-CU 13: Sendero del CañizarSL-CU 14: Nacimiento del río CuervoSL-CU 4: Sendero interpretativo Lagunas de El TobarSL-CU 5: Torcas de Lagunaseca Poyatos
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