A defining architectural feature of the Valencian huerta, barracas can still be found in Alboraya’s fields. Today, they are no longer used as permanent residences but have been transformed into country houses and leisure spaces.

The inhabitants built them by hand using materials they sourced from the land. The ground floor served as both living quarters and a stable, while the upper floor, known as the andana, was used for storage.

Their characteristic steeply pitched gabled roofs, often topped with crosses, were covered with bova—a plant harvested from the Carraixet Ravine. The walls were painted white with blue bases, and a grapevine would provide shade over the main entrance, where there was typically a well for drawing water and a stone bench. The walls were made from handmade "bricks" called gasons, crafted from mud and straw.

Exploring the routes through the farmlands, you can discover some barracas      

On the “Camino de las Palmeras” route: Las Barracas del Güere. On the “Barranco del Carraixet” route: La Barraca del Roto and La Barraca del Coix Navarro. On the “Camino del Gayato” and “Las Ermitas” routes: La Barraca del Rata. On the “Del Pueblo a la Huerta” route, along Paseo de Aragón: La Barraca Recuperada.