Fuente de las Carmelas

During the Mozarabic period, the abundance of water meant that there was a fuente (fountain), for every 20 houses. This fountain is located at the entrance to the village and is presided over by the figure of La Virgen Milagrosa (Our Lady of Miracles), surrounded by flowerpots containing a variety of local plant species.

It is a small fountain, set against a stone wall and incorporating a stone basin. The basin is rectangular and stands around 80 cm tall, beneath a rounded arch-shaped wall decorated with tiles from Granada.

This fountain is renowned throughout the village: not only for the quality of its water, but also for the legend associated with it. The legend is inscribed on the wall and states: “Never say you will not drink from this fountain, because it is the fount of virtue and its powers are such that you are invited to try its water. There was once an unmarried Carmelite priest from this church, who drank this water in the hope of finding a wife, and instantly met his bride! See for yourself!” For the magic to work, you have to drink from the opposite spigot to the object of your affections, and you must both drink at the same time.

The fountain is named after a Carmelite friar who served as the parish priest for this village.