Der Ort liegt nur wenige Kilometer entfernt im Tal, also machen wir uns zu Fuß auf den Weg.
Due to its strategic position in a valley, at the estuary of two rivers, and open to all four cardinal points Potes village - although never grown big - has been around for quite a while. It was mentioned first in the 9th century.
Potes liegt strategisch günstig in einem in alle vier Himmelsrichtungen offenen Tal, an zwei Flußmündungen und existiert - obwohl nie groß gewachsen - schon eine ganz Weile. In den Büchern wurde der Ort erstmalig im 9. Jahrhundert erwähnt.
The old city
core is representative for the culture and architecture found in
this region. We are hungry but restaurants wouldn't open until 8 p.m. So we took the opportunity for a closer look of the ancient roads and buildings.
Der Altstadtkern kann als repräsentativ für die Kultur und Architektur dieser Region betrachtet werden. Da die Restaurants nicht vor 20 Uhr öffnen werden, nutzen wir die Gelegenheit und schauen uns die alten Straßen und Gebäude etwas genauer an.

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| Iglesia de San Vicente |
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| Torre del Infantado |
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| Saved from starvation - Vor dem Hungertod gerettet |
After a good meal consisting of various little tapas our powers were restored and we were ready to hike into the sunset back to the campground.
Gestärkt vom guten Essen mit vielen kleinen Tapas können wir den Aufstieg zurück zum Campingplatz wagen. Und so gehen wir dem Sonnenuntergang entgegen.
















Nice looking town. It looks like a lot of places to explore. I like the river running through the town. But no dinner until 8pm! I heard that this would be the norm for Spain. Roland always looks so calm...
ReplyDeleteRoland is mostly calm by nature, just make sure, that he gets fed properly. Dinner time at 8 pm was testing his patience.
DeletePoor Roland! But looks like he enjoyed the tapas! Great photos as usual Sonja!!
ReplyDeleteH got a bit grumpy, but at the end, all was right with the world again.
DeleteI like the looks of the town, nice pics. Seems highly defensible....as to having to wait till 8PM, argh. I become reliably "hangry" if not fed at regular intervals.
ReplyDeleteHangry! This expression describes Roland’s condition quite well, Dom.
Deletelol, ich bin auch unausstehlich wenn zu hungrig :-). Das Essen (und die Stadt) sieht wirklich toll aus.
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