The ‘Masia de la Cova’ is located in an agricultural area, west of the town centre. It is a traditional private farmhouse (‘masía’) from the 17th century, and it has evolved together with the agriculture of its surroundings and the technological advances.
The complex is a rural house type farmhouse, with a tower and closed group of buildings surrounding a courtyard. These buildings are related to the functions arising from the agricultural exploitation linked to the house (tower, sentry boxes, chapel, pond, hearth, wine cellar, trees, courtyard, fence). The site is linked to the use of a nearby natural cave (‘cova’) that gives the complex its name.
Its origins can be traced back to the beginning of the Modern era. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the ‘La Cova’ was in the hands of several notable Valencian families, such as the Sisternes of Oblites. In the 1730s, it was passed on to Juan Bautista Causà, a member of the ‘Sisternes’ of Valencia and Consul of Genoa. It is worth noting that, from 1880 onwards, a process of modernisation and updating was carried out in the ‘Masia de la Cova’, which led to its inclusion in the agricultural exhibition at the Valencia Regional Exhibition in 1909.
The ‘Masia de la Cova’ has remained in use throughout history, and it has cycled through some periods of splendour. It ceased to operate at the end of the 20th century and was left in its current state of abandonment. The complex also has high historical value due to its importance in the development of the city of Manises and its link with the urban nucleus.
Source: Manises Town Hall
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