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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 22/6/2019: life in Relleu
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2019 08:50:38 +0200
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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
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PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws 
<http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ 
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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
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In reply to: Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Nathan's PAD 22/6/2019: life in Relleu)
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