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Gata de Gorgos

Font de la Mata

A little farther on from L’Olivereta del Moro, there is a path that leads to the spring known as Font de La Mata, about 3.5 kilometres from the town. By following it, one reaches an old farmhouse which is now in ruins and where, on the land in front of it, there is a stone cistern (aljub) built at the end of the 19th century by the owners. This cistern is 11 metres long and 2.8 metres wide; it has two curved arches at each end that give it a very significant architectural importance. Following the path that goes down to the spring, one reaches the place known as La Font de La Mata. This place has been conditioned as a recreational area since it is very typical for people from the town and the surrounding area to go there to eat the mona de Pasqua, a traditional Easter cake.

There is a stone fountain that is nothing more than a well that the Arabs built to take advantage of the water, for their fields. It has six cubic stone steps that allow people to go down and collect water. However, the most representative feature, which gives this place its name, is the two specimens of lentisk situated between the rocks above the fountain. These are two monumental trees of gigantic dimensions, and possibly the oldest lentisks in the entire Iberian Peninsula.

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