Pigeon lofts, underground bodegas, chozos de pastor (shepherd's huts), windmills, crosses, bridges, walls and whole settlements with their own symmetry and aesthetics are to be found scattered all over the region.
They all fall within the category of "vernacular architecture", and represent one of the most genuine manifestations of the architecture in Castilla y León. They are usually linked to dwellings, or guilds, or farming activities, and are made of the simpler materials, such as adobe, masonry, stone, slate, straw or brick. These structures form a web all over the region, and their simple and functional shapes, mostly in a good state of conservation, contribute to the natural beauty of the region's landscape.
These simple vernacular structures stand proud next to other, more sophisticated structures built in the Romanesque, Mudejar or Gothic styles.
