Andy Rodker

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Posted: 21 Aug 2019


Taken: 21 Aug 2016

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Extremadura
Granadilla
Cacares Province


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Granadilla, abandoned town, main square (Cacares Province, Extremadura).

Granadilla, abandoned town, main square (Cacares Province, Extremadura).
Abandoned due to a 1950s reservoir drowning its farmland. Now a (minor) tourist destination and a few people work here in the summer catering for the few tourists and keeping the place tidy. But there are no restaurants or shops (not such a bad thing!) and although the fields and orchards found between the walls are still tended, no one lives here any more.

Gudrun, Nora Caracci, Jenny McIntyre, cammino and 7 other people have particularly liked this photo


11 comments - The latest ones
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautifully composed.
4 years ago.
 Frans Schols
Frans Schols club
Schitterende opname,met mooie beschrijving.
Hartelijke groeten........Frans.
4 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
Jaap,
Frans,
Many thanks to you both!
.
4 years ago.
 Susanne Hoy
Susanne Hoy
Great look through! I like the blue house.
4 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Susanne Hoy
Many thanks, Susanne!
4 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Perfect for photography..............no pesky people around to get in the way of your shot!

I looks really lovely Andy................and you've used the columns and the tree to frame the shot nicely. Love it.
4 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Keith Burton club
Thank you, Keith. There were some people around but I waited a bit and they cleared off (not that I am against people in my shots)!
4 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
What a dreadful shame that no-one lives here anymore. Isn't it safe to live there? I'm pleased to see that someone is bothering to keep it looking good.
4 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Jenny McIntyre club
This is the same place we discussed a few photos ago Jenny, about the 1950s reservoir. It's totally safe, just no longer economically viable for the population.
In fact more than 50% of Spain's villages and even towns in some cases have been left derelict because of the 150 year relentless drive to find work which means moving to the cities.
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
I wouldn't mind staying in a resort like that. It looks so peaceful.
4 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
It is, Jenny! Thank you!
4 years ago.

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