The white-washed walls of the modest hamlet of Fuente Tójar extend along the small valley. Surrounded by hills bearing olive trees, the white-washed walls of the modest hamlet of Fuente Tójar [from tojo, a wild thorny bush] extend along the small valley. This peaceful hamlet appears to remain within the Iberian/Roman era, and the splendour of these ancient civilisations has been unearthed via archaeological digs on the Cerro de las Cabezas.
- The hamlet is located in the southeast of Córdoba, 2 km from the N-321 road.
- Distance from Córdoba: 96 km.
- Altitude: 600 m.
- Surface area: 24.4 km2.
- Population: 795.
- Term used to designate inhabitants: Tojeños.
- Region: Subbética Cordobesa.
Initially a dependency of Priego, with ecclesiastic links with Alcalá la Real, Fuente Tójar achieved independence as a municipality by order of Isabella II, in 1844. During the period of Moorish occupation, Fuente Tójar was no more than a farmstead.
