Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Jim. The village is well maintained, and for its size there seem to be a decent amount of facilities, such as a sports centre etc. There is even a town museum, although I suspect it is just a small part in the town hall. Most of the foreigners live in a newly built subdivision outside the village centre, but I do see them in the bars along the village's main road which also houses the local supermarket, so everyone has to go there. On weekends which is when I go there, I also encounter quite a few other cyclists, and also motorcyclists. Since my last ride there a couple of months ago, parts of the road leading to Relleu from Aigues have been resurfaced, making the ride even better. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 23 Jun 2019, at 07:12, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > Nice destination, and, a well-documented ride. > > Do you just select well-kept houses to depict, or is the village generally > that well maintained? > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 6/23/2019 12:00 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> Relleu is a village about 35 km NW of Alicante, surrounded by mountains. >> It is quite old, dating back to Moorish times, and reached its peak in >> terms of size in the year 1900, when population exceeded 3000. In the >> following decades, like much of rural Spain, the village declined as >> young people migrated to the cities to look for work, hitting bottom at >> 700 inhabitants in 1990. Since then, an influx of foreigners (mainly >> British and Dutch) has lifted the population to around 1300. This is a >> pattern seen in many of the inland villages around here; some people who >> want a house in Spain do not necessarily want to be on the beach?they >> come here in search of the peace and quiet of village life?and of course, >> houses are far cheaper than on the beach. >> >> Relleu is one of my regular cycling destinations. The central square of >> the village is just over 31 km from my house, with a significant amount >> of climbing involved, so it is a nice and challanging ride. This is the >> view of the village as I approached it yesterday: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-vGmXN8Q/A >> >> I took a break on the main square, which contains the church and a couple >> of bars but is otherwise residential. A man and his dog were relaxing in >> the shade, a very typical village scene: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-9qxXf6Z/A >> >> And then, another man and dog came by, and since in a village like this >> everybody knows each other, human and canine social life ensued: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-4HDVNsZ/A >> >> Oh, and the ride is here for those who are into the cycling aspect >> (although the Garmin site seems down at this moment): >> https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3772350028 >> <https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3772350028?fbclid=IwAR1myKvr37y7jduEbWFDVmJ-7lpk-mrvvChYF5eJxoG3BTqc68q5pIYfylo> >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> >> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator >> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information