Natural Descripción Cáceres is a city without a river, but the bank of the Marco, a natural stream of just over seven kilometres in length, fulfils this function and has been a decisive element in the history and daily life of the municipality since ancient times. Cáceres is a city without a river, but the banks of the Marco, a natural stream of just over seven kilometres in length, fulfils this function and has been a decisive element in the history and daily life of the municipality since ancient times. Palaeolithic and Neolithic remains have been found in the "Maltravieso" and "Conejar" caves. Different cultures established themselves alongside this continuous stream of water, coming from the Fuente del Rey, which runs parallel to the city. Together they built the Roman camp of Castra Caecilia and the city of Caceres, mills, fountains, ditches, bridges. The abundant flow of the fuente del Rey or del Marco comes from the underground water of the limestone and arrives through a natural siphon. Its waters run from southeast to northeast along the Ribera. The Ribera del Marco is dotted with numerous elements related to water, many of them silent witnesses of Caceres' past. The Ribera Water Ordinance, promulgated by the Catholic Kings on 1st January 1494, already proves the existence of an irrigation community with a long tradition. With the water of the Ribera, plus the contribution of several sources of its environment, a strip of orchards of 6.8 kilometres and an area of about 33 hectares could be irrigated. Many trades and guilds, such as millers, gardeners, farmers and tanners, have depended on water from the Ribera. A whole pre-industrial ethnographic fabric. Recently, remains of Neolithic seeds and utensils dating back to 8000 years BC have been found, proving the existence of human settlements in the city that have lasted through time to the present day. Few cities in the world can have this uniquenes Ruta Start of routeIntermediate pointsEnd of routeABREVADEROS DEL VADILLO Assessment: 0No votes yet
