Popular architecture

Almonaster preserves a rich and varied catalog of buildings, making it one of the most interesting urban complexes in the region. Modest and stately buildings, from different periods and styles (with Gothic, Mudejar, Renaissance and other more modern elements) coexist in perfect urban harmony, set in the set. The Mudejar houses of the medieval period are characterized by their structural and decorative simplicity, in contrast to those of the 18th century built on large plots of land that usually include courtyards and backyards. On the main facades, there are usually doorways with popularly interpreted constructive and ornamental elements, such as columns on pedestals or semipilastras, crowned by a classical entablature with its architrave, frieze and cornice. Also of interest are houses from the second half of the 19th century and early 20th century, easily identifiable by their privileged position in the urban fabric, their verticality -with two or three stories-, their warm colors and the skylights and chimneys of Portuguese origin. They are usually built on corners, giving rise to two or three facades that appear extended above the roofs, hiding the hipped roof. Finally, reference should be made to the Palace House of D. Miguel Tenorio de Castilla (19th century), a Spanish politician and diplomat born in the town of Almonaster la Real, personal secretary to Queen Isabel II of Spain for seven years.