Centro de Interpretación del Agua de Loja

About the museum

The Centro de Interpretación del Agua aims to help visitors understand the role of water in Loja, a town known as “Loja, ciudad del agua” (Loja, city of water). Through graphic and audiovisual material it traces the relationship between the population and this resource from prehistory, with examples such as the Fuente de los 25 Caños (Fountain of the 25 Spouts), the Fuente Santa (Holy Spring), the Infiernos de Loja, the source of the Riofrío and the El Frontil spring.

The square building, which resembles a large ice cube, stands beside the River Genil, in the Plaza del Donante. It is framed by two chimneys that survive from the former olive-oil mill of the San Isidro Cooperative. It has two floors with several rooms.

On the ground floor are the Sala de la Inmersión (Immersion Room), with a large interactive panel on the three states of water, a patio recreating a Mediterranean forest, and the Sala de las Historias (Room of Stories), a glass maze about the history of Loja and water. On the first floor are the Sala del Entorno (Environment Room), with a route shaped like a river channel, a laboratory and study room for experiments, and an audiovisual room.

Highlights

• Building in the shape of an ice cube beside the River Genil
• Immersion Room with an interactive panel on the states of water
• Room of Stories: a glass maze about Loja and water
• Environment Room with a route in the form of a river
• Laboratory for carrying out experiments

Permanent exhibition

• El agua en Loja – A two-floor route through the states of water, the history of Loja and its links to fountains and springs, the natural environment and the uses of water, with interactive spaces, a laboratory and audiovisual rooms.

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de Loja (Área de Turismo)

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Step-free access for people with reduced mobility to the whole site; lift to the first floor.

Kids & families

• Hands-on stations

Interactive panels and a laboratory with experiments.

Getting there & parking

It is in the Plaza del Donante, next to Avenida Rafael Pérez del Álamo, beside the Museo Anita Ávila. There is street parking on both sides of the avenue.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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