Around Arb\u00facies there are more than a
\nhundred fonts, or water fountains, that have
\nbeen identified within the municipality. This is
\nyet another indication of the close and vital
\nrelationship the town has with water.
\nIn the different neighbourhoods of the town
\nthese include a number of so-called fonts de
\nbomba, which use a hydraulic or manual water
\npump to draw water from the water table via
\na nearby well. There are six of these in total,
\nand they are unique in that they are operated
\nmanually by pumping the water with a hand
\ncrank. The taps and mechanisms of these
\nfountains were made by the Casals-G\u00f3mez
\nfoundry in Girona in 1908.<\/p>\n
Font de Bomba Sant Hilari
\nThis water fountain is found in the town centre,
\nin the street of Carrer de Sant Hilari.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Around Arb\u00facies 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categoria":[],"categoria-de-patrimoni":[281],"multi":[317],"tipus-de-museu":[],"tipus-de-patrimoni":[389],"class_list":["post-16475","patrimoni","type-patrimoni","status-publish","hentry","categoria-de-patrimoni-fountains","multi-plans","tipus-de-patrimoni-heritage-sites"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n