route 9 Sarela river

This fountain built in stone, stairs to descend and metal pipes is located behind the Galeras park, at the foot of Monte Pío, very close to the Finca del Espiño and guards a secret related to a legend.
Tradition says that Cotolay was a humble charcoal burner who lived on the slopes of Pedroso with few means. His life changed when he met San Francisco de Asís, who had made a pilgrimage to Compostela. The saint and Cotolay shared advice and teachings.
Before leaving, San Francisco entrusted him with the construction of a temple. The charcoal burner told him that he had no resources, so the saint assured him that he would find all that he needed in a nearby fountain. So it was, Cotolay found a hidden treasure with which he financed what we know today as the Convent of San Francisco (1749).