Fuente San Roque y Lavadero de Alboloduy

How to get there

Heritage cataloging: Centro Histórico
Locality: Alboloduy (Almería)
Path and stage:
  • Camino Mozárabe desde Almería / Rioja-Alboloduy
  • Camino Mozárabe desde Almería / Alboloduy-Abla
Address: Plaza de la fuente
Coordinates: 37.0341, -2.62052
Distance to the center of the population: 0.2 km

It corresponds to a superb chained hydraulic complex, which begins, in a first open space, with the Fountain of the Seven Spouts, where women and men collected in pitchers the water that they carried almost daily, by hand or on beasts, for the service of the houses. The spouts pour into the canal, an old watering place, essential to quench the thirst of the pack animals on which a large part of the village's workforce depended. From there, the water still flows cleanly to the washing place, located in a second space, where there is a long basin. Its construction, late in the 20th century, meant an important improvement in the working conditions of the women, who until then had to wash kneeling in the ditch. Finally, the water is poured into a large uncovered pool, which regulates irrigation on the right bank of the river Nacimiento, downstream from the village. This spring in Alboloduy is fed by a spectacular gallery of medieval origin, excavated in the rock, approximately 4 km long, which crosses the base of the Peñón del Moro, with various ventilation and cleaning wells, some of which are 20 metres deep.

Closing days

Closed: Does not close

Services

Accessible reduced mobility: YES
Pets allowed: YES

Visits

Free: YES

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