It would appear that the Alfacar settlement had two walled enclosures, of which little remains. The enclosure known as the Alcázar (fortress) must have occupied the area between the current access street to the town, the Plaza de la Iglesia, the Cárcel and Zancanal streets and the edge of the southern and eastern section of the plateau. The other part of the walled city, larger than the previous one, would have encompassed the rest of the old town, from the present-day south-western end, the church square, to the north-eastern part of the Moorish baths.
The remains of a wall from the old fortress were found in the street leading to the Plaza de la Iglesia. In addition, an ashlar freestone tower has been preserved in a market garden at the end of Zancanal Street, with small pieces of the wall protruding from it.
The Arco de Somera (Somera Arch) was part of the settlement’s walled enclosure, at the end of Cuba Street. The arch could have been one of the gateways to the town. It consists of a lowered ashlar barrel vault.
It is currently classified as an Asset of Cultural Interest.
