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Without doubt, Traditional pigeon lofts are part of the patrimonial richness, a standard of Castilian culture, which far from only being figurative constructions, they are buildings full of life, culture and tradition within their walls. Preserving this patrimony for the up coming generations is one of our bets, bearing in mind that if at the time they were source of richness for their owners, in the future they might well be it again.

The history of the pigeon y pigeon lofts is as ancient as the name itself and its civilization. During the Fourth Egyptian Dynasty, 3,000 years B.C., the great culinary value of pigeons was already known, being as well considered as messengers of the Gods and therefore their handling only belonging to the Pharaohs Court.

From Egypt the use and fondness of pigeons extended to the rest of the cultures at the Mediterranean riverside. The Greeks were also pigeon lovers and they even represented towers or pigeons lofts to house them, in their coins.

When the incipient Roman Empire discovered all the culinary possibilities and tactics of pigeons, they enhanced their culture and they extended it through their whole empire.