When exploring Albarracín, Town in Spain

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You can't but feel like you when back in time to Medieval times when you visit Albarracín.

Google says:

Albarracín is a small town in the hills of east-central Spain, above a curve of the Guadalaviar River. Towering medieval walls, the Murallas de Albarracín, dominate the adjacent hillside. At their crest is 10th-century Andador Tower. The ruins of an alcázar, or Moorish castle, stand on a clifftop in the old town. The 16th-century Catedral del Salvador features a bell tower built on the remains of a Romanesque temple. ― Google

I just love that mix of mountains and nature combined with the beautiful medieval vibes little village lost in between..

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You need to get the full perspective set of views. If you climb up to the highest hill you have a view of the village from the top. You can see the lovely maze of roofs and the reddish-brownish color tone that helps blend with the mountains and does not stand out too much.

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I love this picture.. Looks like a busy day of houses meeting up for some sort of event they could not miss. Pushing each other, talking to each other trying to make some space.
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It is a completely different story when you get close and lost in the little maze of streets. It is a joy to get lost in their streets. Going up and down.. left right? where are we now? LOST AGAIN.

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Now and then you bump into a local person. Mostly older people that come out of their houses for their daily walk.

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You can see the stone wall that surrounded the town and that's from where I took the photos of the top views.

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I did a close-up photo of one of the roofs. I found really interesting to see the earth color material of the walls and roofs:

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Also, it is a really nice walk exploration along the mountains around the town. There is this cute river you can walk over the wooden platform:

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I took so many more pictures, but those ones are the best ones in my opinion.

All of them were taken by me with my camera: NIKON D5500.

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That looks like a fascinating place :) But are the buildings abandoned???

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Thanks for your comment! There are a few living there. But mostly older people. It looked abandoned when we walked around haha. We had lunch in a restaurant (not sure if the only restaurant that was opened haha) and there were a few locals and turists.

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