What is the Loja Water Route?

An urban walk through the 11 fountains and basins marked on the municipal panel 'Walking through the City of Water', in the old town.

How long and how far is it?

We don't publish figures because we couldn't verify them with an official source. Use each stop's 'Walking directions' link to see the leg in Google Maps.

Can I drink the fountain water?

We don't claim so. Always check the official signs at each fountain before drinking.

There are cobbled streets and slopes, especially towards the Alcazaba. We cannot guarantee accessibility for the whole route.

Water Route: walking through the City of Water

Loja is known as the 'City of Water'. According to the Town Council's Natural Guide, the municipality has more than a hundred fountains, 42 of them in the historic centre. This route follows the 11 numbered fountains and basins on the municipal tourist panel 'La Ruta del Agua en la ciudad'.

Order and names taken from the municipal panel. Historical facts only where an identifiable source supports them.

Before you start

Self-guided urban walk through the old town. We don't publish distance, duration or elevation because we couldn't verify them with an official source: check each leg in Google Maps.
There are cobbled streets and slopes, especially towards the Alcazaba. We cannot guarantee the whole route is accessible.
Water: we don't claim it is drinkable. Follow the official signs at each fountain before drinking.

Audio guide: Loja, City of Water

2 min

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The 11 stops

Stop 1 / 11

Fuente de la Avenida de Jesús

Where: Avenida de Jesús.

What is known

Trough-style fountain with a large stone basin and two spouts.
Right spout: water from the Confín spring (sierra); left spout: municipal network.
Listed as 'Fuente de la Avenida de Jesús' in Conoce tus Fuentes.

Sources: Panel municipal «Paseando por la Ciudad del Agua» (Loja) · Conoce tus Fuentes — inventario del municipio de Loja · deGranada — «Loja, la ciudad que enamora con el agua»

Walking directions View in Google Maps

Stop on the map

How to walk it

Follow the panel's numbering from 1 to 11, or start at the stop nearest to you.
On each card, 'Walking directions' opens Google Maps on foot from your location to the stop.
Use 'Next' to move on; you can listen to the audio guide as you walk.

Sources consulted

Panel municipal «Paseando por la Ciudad del Agua» (Loja)
Guía Natural de Loja — Área de Turismo, Ayto. de Loja
Conoce tus Fuentes (Instituto del Agua, UGR) — Fuente de los Veinticinco Caños
Conoce tus Fuentes (Instituto del Agua, UGR) — Fuente de la Plaza de Abajo
Conoce tus Fuentes — inventario del municipio de Loja
deGranada — «Loja, la ciudad que enamora con el agua»

Content checked in November 2026. Loja's tourist office is the official reference for any stop.