- Built in 1906, the washhouse of La Fuente de la Peña stands on the edge of the Glorieta district, on the way to Jabalcuz.
- Recently rebuilt, it tells of life at the beginning of the 20th century, when there were no machines and women came in the mornings to wash the clothes.
- La Fuente de la Peña is a natural spring that supplied the washhouse and also provided water for the market gardeners of the area to irrigate.
- In very rainy years we can also see water springing from the so-called “Ojo del Buey”, about 300 metres from the washhouse towards Jabalcuz.
More about this place…
The washhouses of La Fuente de la Peña are an emblematic place in Jaén, being among the few that survive, and water still springs there. At the start of the road to Jabalcuz, they take us back in time to see what life was like at the beginning of the last century: stones worn by washing on them all year round, with water that comes straight out of the mountain, very cold. La Fuente de la Peña also watered the many vegetable gardens in the area, and it was a usual meeting place for the people of Jaén in the last century, not least because it was on the way to the Jabalcuz spa. There is also a legend linked to the spring: “The ghost of La Fuente de la Peña”.
