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Gadir

Thermal waters

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Gadír is one of the best-known coastal districts of the island and today it is a fishing village with a slipway for boats. There are about ten residents and they are called "Gadirióti".

Until the 1960s, the area was full of buvíre, fresh water wells, used in the past to supply passing ships and one is still present and functioning today.

The name Gadír derives from the Arabic and means, pond/stream of water, even if someone hypothesizes a Semitic origin that would indicate a protected place.

These thermal springs have been known and appreciated since ancient times. It was the Phoenician-Punics who first began to appreciate the therapeutic qualities of these waters. The small existing tanks dug into the rock are said to be the remains of the ancient plant. The springs follow a path that descends from above towards the sea and the waters are captured in these small pools. The waters of the springs, particularly sweet but rich in mineral salts, are used above all to cure arthrosis and rheumatism. They generally have a non-constant temperature ranging from 39°C up to 50°C.

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