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What to see and do in Fuente de Piedra

What to see and do in Fuente de Piedra (Comarca de Antequera, Málaga): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Nature · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Fuente de Piedra

Laguna de Fuente de Piedra 4.6 km

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What to see and do in Fuente de Piedra

Fuente de Piedra
Village
The Romans called this place Fons Divinus for its medicinal waters; Antequera founded a spa here for the sick in 1547. It now has around 3,000 inhabitants and gives its name to Andalusia's largest salt lagoon.
Laguna de Fuente de Piedra
Nature
Andalusia's largest salt lagoon (6.5 km long) and the main breeding site of the greater flamingo in Western Europe. It has been a Ramsar wetland since 1983, a Nature Reserve since 11 January 1984, and a Special Protection Area for Birds (SPA) since 1988.
Reliquias de San Clemente
Curiosity
Beneath the altar of the parish church, relics attributed to Pope Saint Clement I, brought from Rome, are venerated. Spain holds the remains of only two popes: these in Fuente de Piedra and those of Saint Pius I in Jaén Cathedral.
Fons Divinus y el balneario antequerano
Historical milestone
The Romans knew the spring of Fuente de Piedra as 'Fons Divinus' for its medicinal properties; in 1547 Antequera established a spa there for treating kidney ailments.
La conquista cristiana de Fuente de Piedra (1461)
Historical milestone
In 1461 Christian troops under Rodrigo Ponce de León expelled the Muslim population from around Fuente de Piedra.