On August 18, I listened an interview on the radio to Teresa Crespo (owner of one of the 11 bookshops, in the village of Urueña, the bookshop is called "Primera página" = "First page") and today I would like to tell you about this interview, since I found it very curious what Teresa told us.
Interview to Teresa Crespo
Urueña is a village located in the province of Valladolid, which in 2017 had only 192 inhabitants.
An aereal view of Urueña
Urueña close up from sky
The wall of Urueña
The hermitage Nuestra Señora de la Anunciada in front of the wall
Another angle of the Romanesque hermitage
The main door of the hermitage
Inside the hermitage
The abse of the hermitage
The Castle of Urueña
The village with the wall
A door through the wall
A narrow street parallel to the wall
Walking on the wall
Another narrow street beside the wall
Another street of Urueña
One more street with a church
A street and a church
The church Nuestra Señora del Azogue
This village was declared a Historic-Artistic Complex in 1975. But, besides being one of the most beautiful villages in Spain –the last 2017, it has been visited by 21.000 people--, it has a very curious peculiarity: it is the village with the most bookshops in Spain --concretely, it has 11 and since 2007 it is the first Villa of the Book of Spain-- .
The first bookshop in Urueña was named “Alcaraván” and its owner is Jesus.
Alcaravan in Urueña
Jesus and its bookshop Alcaravan
The bookshop Primera página, by Teresa Crespo:
Primera pagina
Another famous bookshop:
The bookshop La Boutique del Cuento
The Boutique del Cuento inside
Another bookshop:
A small bookshop
Apart from the bookshops, you can find a Social Center, where you also can eat, with a good price.
The Social Center
The famous Restaurant-bar Villa de Urueña
Inside the bar
If you want to stay and rest some day in Urueña, you can go to the largest literary hotel in the world:
The Literary man óbidos hotel
The hotel inside
A bedroom in the hotel
You can also go to another good hotel:
The rural Hotel El Pozolico beside the wall
An entrance to the Hotel El Pozolico
Facade of the Hotel El Pozolico
Inside the Hotel
Patio of the l Hotel Pozolico
A small living room at Hotel El Pozolico
A bedroom of the Hotel El Pozolico
Another bedroom of the Hotel Pozolico
One more bedroom at the same hotel
The garden of the hotel
But, if you prefer, in Urueña you can find two famous rural houses: Los Beatos and Los Ilustres (Villa de Urueña).
La Casa de los Beatos (The House of the Blesseds) is situated in the centre of the village, at the the Street Nueva, number 4.
This House is dedicated to the blesseds and it is decorated with illustrations of some of the best known and notables.
Main facade of the rural house Los Beatos
Hall of the Casa de los Beatos
The living room of the Casa de los Beatos
Another angle of the dining room and the living room of the House of Blesseds
The kitchen of the Casa de los Beatos
A bedroom in the House of Los Beatos
A bedroom with a similar colour in the House of Blesseds
An another different bedroom of the House of Blesseds
The garden of the Casa de los Beatos
If you think to go to this house, perhaps you need this information: It has two floors of 170m2, with 5 rooms. All of them with full bathroom and TV, which can be booked individually or together. And it cost: € 500 weekend --2 nights-- full house for 10 people (see other possibilities). But you have another option: € 10 / day, extra bed - € 5 / day, cot. € 6 rent per bike and day. Free WIFI service.
This is the telephone number: 626 847 133
And this one the email: casarural@villadeuruena.es
The second house is this one:
The Casa de los Ilustres from behind and its garden
The House of the Illustrious close up from behind
Hall of the Casa de los Ilustres
The living room of the House of the Illustrious
The kitchen of the Casa de los Ilustres
A bedroom in the Casa de los Ilustres
A double bedroom in the Casa de los Ilustres
Another bedroom in the Casa de los Ilustres
This house, located on Street Parra, number 24, has these characteristics: the structure is quadrangular and on the ground floor it has a large living room with TV, DVD, games and fireplace. It gives way to a large hall, next to the well-equipped wooden kitchen with all its appliances and utensils for 10 people.
The house has 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. It also has 240 m2, with a garden of 200 m2. Smokers allowed, pets Allowed, children allowed.
Price: 450 € Weekend, 2 nights, full house for 10 people
300 € One night, full house for 10 people
45 € Double room, 2 people one night
6 € Rent per bike and day.
This is the telephone number: 626 84 71 33
And this one the email: casarural@villadeuruena.es
Well, I hope that you will like this article and hope that you will ever go to Urueña. If you do it, please tell me it.
Until my next post, kind regards,
Luis.
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