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The Cueva del Agua in Santiago-Pontones is an impressive karst formation located in the Sierra de Segura, in Jaén. This cave is known for its natural beauty and spectacular surroundings, which include waterfalls and rich vegetation.

This is a spring located in Huelga Utrera very close to the village of La Toba, and which through a path goes upriver to Pontón Bajo, passing first by the Cueva del Agua de Poyotello

Beautiful village on the GR7 hiking trail

The town is the head of the region and is the last town in the province of Jaén. After the unification with the village of Pontón Bajo and Alto, it is called Santiago-Pontones, sharing the Town Hall.

This spring located in the village of La Toba, flows very cold water in summer and warm in winter (although the water is always at the same temperature), inviting anyone to cool off or fill up with fresh water.

Right next to the village of La Toba is the so-called Nacimiento de la Toba, a birthplace with singular beauty where water flows from a cave. Later, the water thrown by this source runs through the village of La Toba until it falls over a waterfall, which in times of rain when the riverbed is abundant, presents one of the most striking landscapes in Santiago-Pontones. To access the Nativity of La Toba we must drive to the village of La Toba and then walk a little until we find the Nativity. The village can be reached by taking the Despiernacaballos road, whose intersection is located on the road that connects Santiago de la Espada and Pontones or from Santiago de La Espada taking the road that takes us to Miller, JV-7107, once Once we arrive at Las Juntas de Miller we will continue along the JF-7038 highway that will take us to La Toba. During the trip along both routes we will be able to enjoy wonderful landscapes.

Santiago de la Espada is a town belonging to the municipality of Santiago-Pontones, Jaén (Spain). It was an independent municipality until 1975 when it merged with the town of Pontones. It is located southeast of the Sierra de Segura region. It borders the provinces of Albacete (north) and Granada (south). It has 1492 inhabitants and is located at 1340 m high. Its name is Hornillero because in the Middle Ages there was an oven in which some shepherds from the mountains of Cuenca met to found what would become “El Hornillo”. Although the most commonly used by the inhabitants of the area is that of Santiago.