For many years, due to the fact that there was a lack of permanent water resources, the residents of Benissa built cisterns in their homes and workshops where they collected rainwater which they could then consume throughout the rest of the year. The water from the cisterns was mainly used for drinking and for personal hygiene. For laundry, a series of public washing places were built near natural springs, namely El Pou d'Avall, Santa Anna, Nussols and Orxelles.

1. The Orxelles washing place

A washing place with two troughs and a capacity for 38 people washing at the same time. It is still in use, but above all for agricultural purposes. It is located along the road known as Camí d'Orxelles and is the largest of Benissa’s washing places. It also has a fountain and a drinking trough for animals.

2. The Nussols washing place

A washing place with a capacity for 30 people washing, next to which there are two wells and a cistern. It is located at a distance of about 500 metres from the Orxelles washing place. It has a gable roof, rehabilitated in recent years, and a well.

3. The Santa Anna washing place

A washing place with two troughs and 24 zones for washing, next to which there is a completely dry cistern. It is located along the road known as Camí de Santa Anna, about a hundred metres from the hermitage.

4. The Pou d’Avall washing place

Located on the way to the hermitage known as Ermita de Santa Anna, it has a trough divided into two zones, one for soaping up the laundry and the other for rinsing, and in total it has about 22 zones for washing.