Massarrojos Air Raid Shelter
Just like in the city of Valencia, air raid shelters were also built in the towns of its metropolitan area.
This is the case in Massarrojos, although in this instance it was excavated directly into the ground, taking advantage of the rock substrate, rather than using reinforced concrete like the other shelters in the city.
This shelter, whose restoration was completed at the end of 2020, is excavated into the rocky subsoil in the form of a gallery about 125 meters long, which is about two meters high by two meters wide and provided shelter for 230 people. Along the sides of the gallery, you can see a built-in tiled bench, and on one side, small rooms open up, providing a break from the monotony of the tunnel. It appears that one of these rooms was an infirmary, and another housed the ventilation system.
Its construction began at the end of the Civil War and, although it remained unfinished, it was maintained until the end of World War II in case the town suffered an Allied invasion. Later, before being walled up until its recovery, it was used as a mushroom plantation.
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