Palloza

A palloza is a traditional thatched house as found in Leonese county of El Bierzo, Serra dos Ancares in Galicia, and south-west of Asturias; corresponding to Astur tribes area, one of pre Hispano-Celtic inhabitants of northwest Hispania.

As well as living space for humans and animals, a palloza has its own bread oven, workshops for wood, metal and leather work, and a loom.

Its name is actually a corruption of the Galician word "pallaza", first used in the late 19th century by ethnographers such as German Fritz Krüger, who was referring to the material used to make the roof.

The term palloza (spelled palhoça) is also used in the Portuguese language, where it describes a type of small cabin built with wood and thatched roof.

Pallozas survive in Galicia, comarca of Os Ancares, and in several areas of Candín and western Asturias.

Palloza in O Cebreiro , in the municipality of Pedrafita do Cebreiro . The ethnographic park of this town, the first step in Galician land of the French Way , has several restored examples of traditional palloza, buildings characteristic of the pre-Roman culture which still exists in many other parts of the natural region of Os Ancares [ 1 ]
Castro of Chano (municipality of Peranzanes ( Province of León ). Detail of one of the buildings. Inside can see the home .
Municipal palloza in Balboa ( León ). It is used as bar and restaurant.