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Fountain in Main Street

Calle Mayor
30640 -Abanilla-

Spanish name: Fuente de la Calle Mayor

This fountain was put on its current location after the old fountain of Cañada, behind the Arab Castle, dried up.

During works to dig a new mine in 1880 from Main St. to the gardens of La Loja, a water flow was found and used to supply the new fountain and washing place.

These thermal waters flow at 20º C and are rich in sulfurous salts, giving them their unique taste and smell.

The fountain is decorated with colorful tiles showing people out in a parade to honor the Patron Saint and the esparto grass craftsmen, who played a key role in the area's economic growth up until the 1960s.