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It is located next to the town centre of Pozuelo de Calatrava. It is popularly known as the unexpected lagoon. If you pass by, it is a unique opportunity to enjoy the flora and fauna of the saltiest lagoon in the area.

The Fuente del Chorrillo is one of the most representative “hot springs” of Campo de Calatrava. This name is used in the region to describe those water points (springs and wells) where the escape of CO2 bubbles of volcanic origin imitates the bubbling of water when boiling. This is what characterizes volcanism in this area, with an abundant presence of gases, with CO2 and water vapor being those that have played a relevant role in the eruptive dynamics.

Small lagoon that is very close to the center and what's more, the path that goes around it is quiet and pleasant close to the center.

The so-called “hotbeds” are one of the most common phenomena in the Calatrava region, as a consequence of its intense volcanic activity. A unique spectacle that, together with sour springs, maares, wells, and jets or sinas, are part of the history of the region and that the Association for the Development of Campo de Calatrava tries to preserve and make known outside its borders.

Musealized volcano of Campo de Calatrava. The last eruption of the volcano was 700,000 years ago, it has a cone of 300 hectares and the lava flows reached 3 kilometers.

Within the Campo de Calatrava region, this municipality attracts the visitor's attention because it is close to two salty lagoons of volcanic origin, Argamasilla and Inesperada; formerly used as medicinal waters. Like other thermal springs where the Infante Don Carlos ordered the construction of the Baños de Fuensanta. In addition to its natural assets, the religious ones are important, in the form of a church and a sanctuary that we must not miss. Its 17th century church dedicated to Saint John the Baptist was declared a B.I.C. in 1989. Its nave is covered by a barrel vault and has a polygonal apse and two doorways under porticoes, one of them with Tiara Papal. It is one of the few churches that preserves its three original altarpieces from the 18th century, the most important being that of the High Altar made of walnut wood without polychrome and with allegories of the Trinity. In the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de los Santos we can also admire a beautiful altarpiece in Churrigueresque forms. The sanctuary is on the outskirts of the town and was built on an old Arab fortress. It has a single nave in which we will see wall paintings and a beautiful Mudejar coffered ceiling.

Pozuelo de Calatrava is a rustic town of medieval origin located in the historic region of Campo de Calatrava, on the edge of one of the most interesting volcanic lagoons in the territory: La Inesperada or Laguna del Prado, where you can spot various waterfowl.

Within the Campo de Calatrava region, this municipality attracts the visitor's attention because it is close to two salty lagoons of volcanic origin, Argamasilla and Inesperada; formerly used as medicinal waters. Like other thermal springs where the Infante Don Carlos ordered the construction of the Baños de Fuensanta. In addition to its natural assets, the religious ones are important, in the form of a church and a sanctuary that we must not miss. Its 17th century church dedicated to Saint John the Baptist was declared a B.I.C. in 1989. Its nave is covered by a barrel vault and has a polygonal apse and two doorways under porticoes, one of them with Tiara Papal. It is one of the few churches that preserves its three original altarpieces from the 18th century, the most important being that of the High Altar made of walnut wood without polychrome and with allegories of the Trinity. In the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de los Santos we can also admire a beautiful altarpiece in Churrigueresque forms. The sanctuary is on the outskirts of the town and was built on an old Arab fortress. It has a single nave in which we will see wall paintings and a beautiful Mudejar coffered ceiling.