Lavadero de Caldas de Reis
Lavadero de Caldas de Reis
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Caldas de Reis
Carlos García Bayón
Caldas de Reis Pontevedra
Spain
These kind of public washing places are usually open-air structures covered by a roof and fed by water from a river, fountain, aqueduct or canal. They were used as a as a communal place for women to wash clothes and utensils, but also to meet and talk about current events. The one in Caldas de Reis is fed by the same hot springs as the fountain of Burga. Both have become common places for pilgrims to stop and rest on their way to Santiago de Compostela.
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Caldas de Reis
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Landscape interest of the surroundings
Elevated
Description of the environment
Urban
Property
Public
State of conservation
Good