Masía -Casa de labor, con finca agrícola y ganadera, típica del territorio que ocupaba el antiguo reino de Aragón.
Just in case I forget that I live in Spain, I pass by these places on my bikes rides outside of Valencia. A masía is a farmhouse and must be a pretty old word because it stretches into the Provence region of France where mas (the word is mas in Valenciano as well) is still used to describe a rural dwelling. It's sad when I see one of these old places fall further into ruin but I suppose they can't all be bought up and turned into restaurants or places to hold wedding receptions.
I don't have much desire to live in the country a la Under the Tuscan Sun or A Year in Provence but maybe a weekend place would be nice. Most people here have homes in the villages of their ancestors.
The place looks like a nice fixer-upper with an artichoke field.
Just in case I forget that I live in Spain, I pass by these places on my bikes rides outside of Valencia. A masía is a farmhouse and must be a pretty old word because it stretches into the Provence region of France where mas (the word is mas in Valenciano as well) is still used to describe a rural dwelling. It's sad when I see one of these old places fall further into ruin but I suppose they can't all be bought up and turned into restaurants or places to hold wedding receptions.
I don't have much desire to live in the country a la Under the Tuscan Sun or A Year in Provence but maybe a weekend place would be nice. Most people here have homes in the villages of their ancestors.
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| On this ride I had three (3, tres!) flat tires. Luckily I had a patch kit and was able to repair the tube (twice, I only had one spare tube) all without my reading glasses. It would have been a long walk home. |
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| Abandoned. Fixer-upper? |
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| Too much grass to mow. |
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| No grass and plenty of free parking. |
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| How to make a rural road as charming as possible. |
