Water Museum

The Water Museum is one of the many attractions of the town, located in the old building of the market of 1950, which in turn was settled on the irrigation regulation pond of the spring of Nijar. The building now converted into a museum is located in the Market Square, lined with large elm trees and the famous "Cañillo" fountain that continues to offer water from this spring. The fountain is now next to the museum, although in the past it was in the middle of the square. The Museum is also a Municipal Tourist Information Office where you will be provided with all the information of interest about the Comarca de Níjar. Here you can find maps of the area and printed material. In addition, it is dedicated to documenting a traditional culture of water in arid areas, a characteristic of the Villa de Níjar. You will learn about the importance of water for life, the functioning of the water cycle, the role that this liquid plays in our climate and the conditions that determine the aridity of the southeast of the peninsula. The ingenious solutions that the human group has had to deploy throughout history to capture, store and distribute it are shown.