Water is the real gold

Finally today I found a hidden place that I want to know. Isn’t very old place, just from 1948. In the forest is possible to find 3 mines of water, they are close because they are using when is enough water.

The west of Centelles the mountain is like a wall, there is a waterfall but should rain a lot too see. The river is subterranean, but isn’t to important, necessary to have local water, because is the basic element to live.

Totally dry

Original door to know that you find the correct way

Down mine the only with water, should be interesting come here after the spring rain

The medium mine, latin and the date of 1948

Totally close the third one, not very easy to find…

I like find places like this, the history of people that try to get water to be a better village. Time and the forest make that people forget this place.

I want to take another way to come back, but isn’t posible

The Iberian mountain

The Iberian mountains, the river Ebro and the Mediterranean coast make the border.

This mountains separate the meseta from the valley of Ebro river and also the coast.

Despite the south part is near to the coast the climate is very different. In this area we find the triangle of the cold. Is the coldest area of Spain, but only at night. Also we find the area near the Mediterranean is the most stormy area of Peninsula.

The view from the last peak in Burgos. Interesting area is easy find fossilized animals in the rocks.

Sad Hill, appears in spaghetti western films where Clint Eastwood was the star.

The rivers form canyons in this area

All this natural region the population is very low, even in some areas the density is the lowest in Europe.

The main cities of this big natural region are Soria, Cuenca and Teruel.

There are some rest of the last glacial time.
Laguna Negra, and Neila are the example.

This mountains have some areas that are like big mesetas with big areas above 1000 meters. The example is the way from Madrid to Barcelona, crossing the area of Alcarria.

The geography is complicate in this mountains. Important rivers born here, as Tajo, Duero Atlantic side, but also mediterranean like the Jucar river.

Good trekking routes, good nature and very quiet area.

Alto Tajo is amazing

Perfect place in summer

The landscape of this mountains

Albarracin is a good place to discover. Nice architecture.

Teruel and Castellón are the last province of this mountains.
Storms are usual in summer, also here the density of population is lower but bigger than in Alto Tajo. The roads improved the last years with a highway of Zaragoza, other to Valencia. This helps to have more visitors in this area.
They have good jam, because is very dry area perfect to cure the jam. There aren’t black pork, but the quality is good.
Castellón area despite is close to the coast is quiet, the most popular place is Morella.

Another day I will talk more, because part of Iberian mountains touch with Catalunya in area call Matarranya where are good places to swim in summer.

Asturias 2.0

Today more of Asturias with quiet beach, some perfect for surfing, other just to relax.

The temperature in the coast normally isn’t high, only with south wind, but in Asturias is less important than in other regions.

The water is colder than in the Mediterranean sea, but warmer than the Atlantic in Galicia and Portugal. The contrast between the air temperature and the water is perfect in a sunny day, even in some cloudy day. Summer winds are normally calm in the coast, and some of the beach are hidden with trees, grass and rocks then you feel better than in the nearby mountains.

Llanes coast the most crowded area of the coast. Very green and with the mountain very close. The most cloudy area in the summer of all Iberian Península.

Gulpiyuri is very popular small beach, inland. The sea is behind the rocks.

Lastres, nice village. This house appeared in a very popular tv series.

Cudillero very colorful village. In the west coast with important fishermen port.

Tipical port of the Asturian Occident

Some beach still virgin in the west, despite is near the main highway that follow the coast. The way to arrive is like a jungle with the river.

Summer rainbow

Fantastic beach close to Galicia

Waves are usual in the Asturias coast

I enjoyed a lot in this beach despite the danger of a surfing beach

The last light of Asturias

Minery now is posible to visit as a touist.
The forest of the mineral areas are the best, people work and forget the trees.

I did all this photo trip with my own photos. I can talk a lot about this amazing regions, but pictures help to have a good idea.

Is the green Spain, very different from the Spanish weather standards. Is similar to be in the south of England.

Restaurants are very good and cheap. For me is one of the best region to eat well for a low price.
Sidra is very popular in the region, people drink bottled talking in the bar.

There is a local language not very difficult is you talk Spanish, is the bable.

I don’t talk about the capital Oviedo, fantastic city. The main city of the coast is Gijón, big beach of San Lorenzo.

Asturias have 78 Concellos and is very mountain area, then don’t think that distances are fast. Asturias needs lot of time to know well.