Font de Can Palau – Arbúcies

Around Arbúcies there are more than a hundred fonts, or water fountains, that have been identified within the municipality. This is yet another indication of the close and vital relationship the town has with water. In the different neighbourhoods of the town these include a number of so-called fonts de bomba, which use a hydraulic or manual water pump to draw water from the water table via a nearby well. There are six of these in total, and they are unique in that they are operated manually by pumping the water with a hand crank. The taps and mechanisms of these fountains were made by the Casals-Gómez foundry in Girona in 1908.

Font de Can Palau
This water fountain stands next to Can Palau in the Castell neighbourhood of Arbúcies. It was constructed in 1908 and restored in 2012.

Enselva't. Foto de David Rueda. Font de Cal Palau. Arbúcies.

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Arbúcies

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