Ecotourism 05. The Area North of Valladolid in Spain. Tierra de Campos

se has been recovered for breeding pigeons,
e star ingredients of the local cuisine
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Out of the folk architecture
worth mentioning there
are the traditional
pigeon-houses, a
typical feature on
the cereal farmland,
this type
is unknown
outside Castilla
and León.
The round or
square pigeonhouses
were
originally built
to supplement the
family economy and
although a lot of them
are not in use now, more
and more are being recovered
for breeding pigeons that have become
a star ingredient of the local cuisine.
Additionally the pigeon droppings
are an excellent natural fertilizer.
There are huts that are rounded or circular
designed without much thought to
how they look and intended to keep farm
implements in the countryside.
The bodegas or wineries, in the vine
growing areas, have mainly been dug out
by hand using picks and shovels to make
caves in the hillsides near the towns and
villages.
The colonnaded streets with arcades supported
by stone columns like the ones at
Cuenca de Campos and Villalón de Campos
are also a typical feature. The streets
in these places are wide and long, forming
blocks with shopping streets around a
main square or Plaza Mayor.
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Above, hut en Ceinos de Campos
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