Bandolero Gallery

It is situated in the lowest part of the village and is dedicated to artefacts from the past, making it a major exhibition of folk art.

This fountain, situated in Plaza del Pocillo, gives us the privilege of having, all in one place, a supply of 3 water sources from different origins: river, Alcua and reservoir. These are the three sources that feed this fountain, giving it its distinctive charm.

Situated in a square where the village’s street market used to be held, It was not unusual to see housewives carrying a jar or bottle along with their daily shopping supplies water to households.

The harvest fountain was created in a tribute to the work of the grape pickers who carried the grapes from the vineyards in a basket brimming to the brim to the wine presses, which were usually a long way from the vineyard, meaning they had to navigate steep ravines and hills.

In the village of El Borge, in the Axarquía region of Málaga, next to its ancient church – which features a distinctive blend of Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Mudejar styles – there is a crypt where the inhabitants of the village and the surrounding area were buried. In the 16th century, the crypt was closed by express order of Charles III around the year 1767. Its interior is still in perfect condition.
There is the caption that beneath the floor of this crypt lies a tangled network of almost labyrinthine passageways, which run through the subsoil of half the village, all the way to get to the municipal cemetery; a custom practised centuries ago for attending wakes and more private funeral services, or those that had to be held almost in secret because the deceased was a persona non grata for political or legal reasons.

Of the five fountains scattered throughout the town centre of El Borge, The most characteristic of these is the ‘Cuerno’ fountain. Built during the period of Muslim rule, it owes its name to the fact that, originally, the Arabs embedded a goat’s horn in it as a decorative feature. It features a pillar that collects the water drawn from the fountain by a hand pump.
The ancients say that in In the past, this fountain was the main source of water for many of the locals, who were suffering from severe droughts, compounded by the lack of water supply networks in their homes. It was not uncommon to see the youngest members of the household carrying water in jugs or buckets, or balancing them on their heads, to carry out household chores.
What’s more, it was a meeting place and discussion forum for women who would go to that spring to wash their clothes by hand, scrubbing them with soap and using nothing but their wooden washboard.

It is situated right at the entrance to the village and retains elements of traditional architecture, with two murals paying tribute to notable figures from the region, such as Ibn-Baitar (a physician and botanist) and Martín Vázquez Ciruela (a canon and theologian). In addition to the murals, it features two figures at the very top of the arch itself, which depict two grape-pickers, a task commonly carried out by the town’s residents.