Gallopito Fountain

La Fuente de Gallopito is a place of water and rural character located in the municipality of Jerez de los Caballeros, in the province of Badajoz, within the typical pasture landscape of southwestern Extremadura. The municipal information cites it among the most outstanding springs and fountains of the municipality, together with that of Alcanzanidos, and points out that it has a ferruginous taste, a feature that explains its traditional interest. It is a small enclave of spring water associated with the natural environment of pasture and a local network of very abundant sources in a municipality with numerous points of emergence. By its very nature, the interest of the place is not in large dimensions or in a monumental landscape, but in the presence of water, its rural context and the uniqueness of its physical and organoleptic properties. The fountain is linked to the culture of the traditional use of water in Jerez de los Caballeros, where the springs have had a value of supply, livestock use and reference of the territory. The municipal website also describes it as medicinal, which reinforces its local relevance as a natural resource recognized by the population. Its interest for the visit lies in understanding the transition landscape between pasture, farms and springs, very characteristic of this part of Extremadura, and in observing a simple but significant element of the rural natural heritage of the municipality. The sources consulted do not show dimensions, specific legal protection or legends associated with the site.