Font de s'Alqueria - Fornalutx, Mallorca, Spain - Natural Springs on Waymarking.com

"The Serra de Tramuntana is a mountain range running southwest–northeast which forms the northern backbone of the Spanish island of Mallorca. It is also the name given to the comarca of the same area. On 27 June 2011, The Tramuntana Range was awarded World Heritage Status by UNESCO as an area of great physical and cultural significance.

The climate in the Tramuntana Range is significantly wetter than the rest of the island, recording as much as 1507 mm (59.3 inches) of precipitation per year, in comparison with some other parts of the island where annual rainfall is less than 400mm (15 inch).

In June 2011, the entire mountain range, which has been preserved as an important nature reserve, outstanding in their geology and forest cover and harboring a diversity of plant and animal species, away from rapid urbanization, was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The UNESCO introductory statement refers to:
The Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana located on a sheer-sided mountain range parallel to the north-western coast of the island of Mallorca. Millennia of agriculture in an environment with scarce resources has transformed the terrain and displays an articulated network of devices for the management of water revolving around farming units of feudal origins. The landscape is marked by agricultural terraces and inter-connected water works - including water mills - as well as dry stone constructions and farms." link

This spring is an example of a source of water which not only supplies the village of Fornalutx, but is used to provide water to the agricultural terraces via irrigation channels.

"This source along with the major source of Monnàber are the main supply of water in the village although this also serves to irrigate countless orchards, this source actually supplied five mills. It is in a cave which has a door preventing access. The mouth is the bottom of an enclosure or hallway with a vaulted ceiling which supplies irrigation channels which then go on to the village. In the corridor freely accessed by a wooden gate and a smooth stone steps is a modern wooden bench on the right and the left one stone." link

Public or Private Land?: Public Public Land Fees?: No fee Private Land access?: Although on public land the cave is blocked but the water at the exit can be seen.

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