La Campa Torres Archaeological and Nature Park

The Campa Torres Archaeological and Nature Park is situated in the municipality of Gijón, right by the coast, and covers an area of 50,000 square metres. The hill fort comprises several distinct areas: the reception building, situated at the park’s entrance; the archaeological site; and the main building, housed in a former bunker built during the Spanish Civil War. The site occupies the western end of Cape Torres and can be divided into two distinct sectors: the higher sector comprises the defensive structures – a moat carved into the rock, a counter-moat and the wall, formed by rectangular modules with rounded corners.

In the lower sector, the settlement consists of houses, mostly rectangular in plan, with several rooms, built of stone and paved with small cobbles. Three wells for water supply have been identified, lined with masonry and featuring descending steps. Bronze smelting furnaces have been discovered beneath the floor level of some houses.