Benahavís boasts a significant legacy of Al-Andalus architecture, highlighted by several farmstead towers: the Tramores Tower, the Benamarín Tower, the Campanillas Tower, the Estéril Tower, the Romera Tower, and finally, the Leonera Tower, also known as the Lechera Tower or the Leche Tower.
They all follow the same quadrangular floor plan, with a height of several meters and entrances on the upper floors. Some of them were originally equipped with small fences that have not survived to the present day. Their purpose was to protect the crops and produce of nearby farmsteads during periods of Castilian unrest—specifically, “lightning-fast” attacks by the Christians, which were frequent and caused significant damage.
Of all these, visitors can explore the Leonera Tower, located in a park at the entrance to Benahavís. It is built of masonry, with larger ashlars at the corners to reinforce the structure. At some unspecified point in time, a cistern was added to it.
Caserio Ue. n6, Benahavís
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