Fernán Pérez – Aqueduct, Washhouse and Steppe Landscape

Fernán Pérez is a village located inland in the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park. Outside Fernán Pérez, El Molino de Fernán Pérez is a group of farmsteads typical of the Níjar district.

When comparing a holiday apartment in Fernán Pérez, you can check not only the travel dates but also the room category and cancellation policies of the respective offers. These three details keep the focus on the specific booking framework, while the townscape, landscape and regional history retain their own distinct focuses.

Culture

The windmill in the Fernán Pérez settlement was rehabilitated and structurally secured by the Government of Andalusia. The Fernán Pérez aqueduct lies northwest of the town centre. It was built at the beginning of the last century to channel water from a mine at Cortijo Expósito, located in the Sierra de Cabo de Gata, to the cultivated fields, and spans the hollow of the Barranco de la Cueva.

On the Camino del Sarmiento, the communal washhouse of Fernán Pérez has eight basins and a livestock trough. Níjar Town Council restored it in 2003 to re-establish it as a characteristic ethnographic element of the district. The washhouse and its surroundings are considered a tourist attraction.

At the end of May, Fernán Pérez holds its patron saint festivities in honour of San Fernando. After more than 30 years, the old tradition was also revived of sounding the matraca in the streets and surrounding farmsteads at the beginning of the religious celebrations during Holy Week.

Routes

A short walk through Fernán Pérez is recommended for observing traditional architecture and structural details; small white houses and a church can be seen as traditional features of the village.

Cortijada del Higo Seco is a group of farmsteads with cisterns and wells, as well as numerous prickly pears and agaves. A signposted turnoff from the route leads there along an unpaved road; this road is unsuitable for vehicles with low ground clearance.

You can park the car in Fernán Pérez to visit the washhouse and the village.

The different topics and types of route can be arranged in your own planning according to your interests and available time. A walk through the village, a turnoff along an unpaved road and views of the steppe areas represent different forms of exploration. Culture, routes and nature can be considered separately.

Nature

Particularly high levels of biodiversity and species rarity have been recorded in the steppe areas around Fernán Pérez.

For your own planning, the townscape, water infrastructure, festival tradition and steppe landscape can be treated as separate focuses. No fixed order is prescribed.

Geographical Location

Fernán Pérez can be reached from Campohermoso via the provincial road AL-3106.

More village pages:Alcolea, Olula Del Río, Arboleas, Pulpí, Fiñana, Fuente Victoria, Las Norias, Serón.

To the higher-level travel overview: Almeria.