Europe's Villages are DYING OUT RAPIDLY! th-cam.com/video/T4deaEFNHQc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=EffhaeKXbnF44P9l I made a few mistakes in the video.. 1) I said 300-400 centuries. Obviously I meant years. 2) I said people live for free or next to nothing. What I meant to say is that people live cheaply and most people have owned their houses for generations, and if they rent, it’s very cheap. 3) Apparently I spoke in the “tú” form too much which is informal. However, since living in Spain, it’s easy to get used to saying “tú” as opposed to “usted” which is only used in a formal setting or with elders. In Costa Rica I used “usted” for almost everyone as it’s a custom there, but if you do that in Spain it’s a bit odd. Honest mistake.. If you want more rural Spain videos and curious places, check out this playlist: Rural Spain th-cam.com/play/PLMjcOD0EiToTXwSqNvMytIjM5c8OQZ5Bj.html I hope you liked the video. More to come!
I am not a native Spanish speaker but I would definitely feel awkward addressing those older villagers with tú. Just as I probably wouldn't feel comfortable being addressed as such.
@@AdventureElliot I'm sure they weren't offended, especially since they knew you were a foreigner. If you were to take up residence there, someone might correct you. Having said that, your Spanish is excellent. I once had fluent Spanish like you when I was in my late teens and early twenties (I studied four years at high school before traveling to Mexico, where I lived in small towns, just to practice my grammar-based Spanish. Now, I have the challenge of Iberian Spanish, plus Galego, which is a whole different ball game. I do miss my Mexican Spanish though.
I'm from Spain and I'm not sure why, but when you were talking with Maria Luisa (not Mariela) something triggered in me and I had to weep, people from this generation are the most honest, humble, friendly and hard working people you can ever imagine, after the civil war they built almost from scratch an amazing country for their children and grandchildren (like myself). Soon this generation will be gone forever, and with them one of the main aspects which makes Spain so wonderful and unique.
@@SiGa-i1rThis 👹franco💩 will FOREVER be remembered as the murderous NAZI supporter who REQUESTED the horrific German Lufywaffe bombing of innocent women and children by his BELOVED HITLER that destroyed Guernica. Picasso refused to allow his painting to be STAINED by Franco existence and prohibited it in Spain until franco was ROTTING & BURNING in HELL, so every time smoke can be smelled is a reminder of his inhumanity and him 🔥👹💩 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guernica_(Picasso)
Being from Northern Portugal, this was beautiful to watch for the fact that northern regions of both Portugal (Viana do Castelo and Porto) and Spain (Asturias and Galicia) are extremely similar in terms of culture, mannerisms and way of speaking. Love my brothers from Spain!
Os galegos e portugueses eram um povo que falavam a mesma língua e tinham os mesmos costumes antes da fundação do Reino de Portugal. Entretanto os galegos caíram sobre o controlo de Castela, daí não fazerem parte do nosso território. De qualquer maneira, portugueses e espanhóis são irmãos para sempre.
@@Aceliious ¿Eso os enseñan en la escuela a los portugueses? ¿Fuisteis separados de los gallegos por castilla? Es delirante ya no porque el castellano antiguo fuese muy parecido al actual gallego/portugués sólo hay que leer el cantar del mio cid: "Sospiro Myo Çid ca mucho auie grandes cuydados. Ffablo Myo Çid bien e tan mesurado: Grado a ti Sennor Padre que estas en alto, Esto me an buelto myos enemigos malos. Alli pienssan de aguiiar, alli sueltan las riendas: A la exida de Biuar ouieron la corneia diestra, E entrando a Burgos ouieron la siniestra" Lo irónico no es ya que el idioma partiese de la misma base (latín bastardo) lo irónico es que la familia más representativa e importante del reino de castilla es originaria de galicia como es la casa Trastámara (del latín Tras-tamaris que significa "más allá del Tambre" rio del noroeste de galicia) que como conocerás es precisamente la casa de los reyes católicos. ¿Cómo se produjo esa separación por parte de castilla? ¿Os fundaron el reino de portugal y os separaron de los gallegos y el reino astur-leonés? Es curioso como vuestra absurda aversión a castilla por las guerras feudales de sucesión os impulsa a maquillar, retorcer o directamente mentir sobre la história.
Cuando el señor dice que no le gusta la capital, no se refiere a Madrid en exclusiva, él está haciendo referencia a las ciudades o poblaciones grandes en general; en Asturias "la capital" se trataría de lugares como Oviedo, Gijón o Aviles. Normalmente la gente mayor de las aldeas o pueblos de Cantabria, Asturias o Galicia, se sienten muy a disgusto en las ciudades "grandes".
Como has indicado, Galicia también, ¿como no? Yo pasaba los setiembres de 1971, 72' y 73' en Santiago de Compostela donde estudiaba la música clássica con Andres Segovia. Había muchas veces cuando de repente se pensaría que la ciudad se ha convertido en elementos de una época antigua.
bueno ellos y todo y muchos, yo vivía en un pueblo en las montañas en canarias, donde había nieve en invierno y verde por todos lados, ahora vivo en Irlanda, en un pueblo, igual :) , las aglomeraciones no son para mi ni para muchos, menos mal.
The first woman you spoke with broke my heart? When you left there was a sadness in her face? It must be challenging to be in a small village, never having left or ventured about the world. My mother, who’s 94, is from a small town in Galicia and the paisaje is very similar. We lived, in the U.S, for over sixty years and this video brought back some great memories from my childhood. Thanks for sharing this video.
I love it. I’m Cuban and my grandmothers were from Asturias, from Buelna de Llanes. They came to Cuba in 1917. My dreams is to be able to retire there. Thank you for sharing this
@@AdventureElliot I will. I’m pretty much half Asturian, half canarian. My grandfather from my mother’s side is from La Gomera and my dad’s dad was born in Cuba but he’s almost full blooded Canarian with a touch of native Cuban. Again thank you for these videos. It’s really hard to find an American that knows and understand the Spanish immigration to Cuba, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.
Soy gallego. Algunos antepasados míos emigraron a Cuba desde Asturias en el siglo diecinueve, a la zona de Holguín, y tuvieron bastante descendencia. Normalmente sentimos a los cubanos y argentinos más cercanos a nosotros por la gran diaspora que hubo desde el norte de España. Quizás incluso seamos primos lejanos! 😅
It was actually difficult to find a person that wasn't friendly. Now as soon as I entered Galicia, the vibe completely changed. It was actually a bit of a shock. People looked at me suspiciously.. I later found out that it's normal that Galicians are reserved - especially with outsiders.
I have been abroad for long, but I am Asturian; and when I saw this video, it was like I could smell our fields again, and the accent of the 85 years abuelina, my eyes became wet.
As someone with a lot of family from Appalachia who's studying in Spain, Asturias reminds me a lot of Appalachia. Beautiful nature, nice people, small mountain towns, but very few opportunities forcing most of the young people to leave for bigger cities. It's sad to see an area be so beautiful but with no opportunities for growth. I haven't had an opportunity to visit Asturias yet, but I have visited Basque country and it was the closest I have felt to home since moving to Spain
I wonder if growth - more people, more things, more modernization is a good thing. It would be good if some of the younger people came back to raise crops, to keep in good maintenance the buildings and such.
it's like those zones but in a smaller scale , USA is quite bigger and the distances from the rural areas to the big citys is larger here in spain even with the same problems of people leaving the rural areas the citys are not that far away and the young people keep going to see their hometowns on weekends and holidays so those towns are empty during the week and not vacation time and look ghost towns but they are still maintained by the young generations
We bought a house in the hills above a place called sotrondio,the best thing we ever did. Asturian people are really friendly and hard working and have welcomed us into the village with open arms😊
I am of Asturian grandparents living in Pittsburgh, PA. Without a shadow of a doubt you captured the friendly and welcoming nature of the the Asturian people. Their hard life, yet rich beyond American comprehension, is a statement to both their stamina and their joie de vivre. In the future, please be careful with the people of the North of Spain: 1) Don't use the tú form with people you've just met, especially if they're significantly older than you, use usted instead. It is rude. 2) Don't use the pleural ustedes from with younger people, instead use vosotros. If you don't know the vosotros form, learn it. Again instead of being friendly, ustedes puts a distance between the two of you, and as far as I'm concerned it keeps people at "arms length." 3) In Spain we do not usually say "Mucho Gusto," when you meet someone. It sound put on. Instead use: "Encando/a"
I use the tú form the vast majority of the times, except with older people whom I do not know well and governmental officials whom I do not personally know. @@eb.3764
Visiting Spain was an eye opening experience... Fields of gold and green dotted with crumbling villages and towns, old men and women sitting by the roadside waiting for someone or something exciting... In Spain there's plenty of castles, empty and void, relics of a golden past, witnesses of a ghostly present...
@@zivkovicable Finally a sane person. All these "Great man" history types remind me of cavemen. They see castles, shrines, and monuments and immediately think that means it was some golden age. Meanwhile in reality life was far worse during Spain's "peak" than it is now, and the same goes for Britain, France, Germany, etc
Great job, Elliot. Love your style and your respectful way with these people - unlike many other 'travel bloggers'. Stay the way you are and continue with these videos. You are a great ambassador for our country when such people are greatly needed!
Glad I stumbled on this film. Glad to hear an American speak Spanish competently. We walked part of the Francis route right before covid. The local people were also nice. I'm going to vie your other films about Spain. I'm particularly interested in the effects of the Spanish Civil War. Thanks
It's the same here in Greece. You can find hundreds of villages with only a few old people living there. Unfortunately the world has changed and these places cannot sustain many people anymore. Only good thing is that in Greece most of the people that have left, live in cities two or three hours away, so in the summer or holidays life comes back.
Ah, the knee-wrecker! I did this wonderful camino 5 years ago. Your video brought back sweet memories of Asturias and Galicia. Yes my knees recovered and I regained weight!
Whenever I need to lose 15 pounds I just head north and start walking 😂 I’m lucky enough to live in Spain. I’ve got a ton of Camino videos if you search on my channel .. I’ve been to almost every region of Spain and surrounding countries
Los edificios que ves de madera se llaman hórreos. Puedes verlo en países como Suiza o Gales. Reminiscencias celtas. Ahí se guardaba el cultivo lejos del agua y la humedad. Me alegro verte por allí. Gracias por estar en un lugar tan maravilloso como Asturias
Também há muitos no norte de Portugal. Os maiores complexes de sabugueiros ou espigueiros (hórreos) estão em Soajo (24) e Lindoso, perto de Ponte da Barca. São de pedra. Há ums de madeira perto de Ourense, em Mezquita. O maior de todos está na costa galega.
Wow that 85 year old lady you talked to was so sweet. I wish i could speak spanish, i could see myself living in that area no problem. Glad i discovered your channel. 👍
It´s a nice video and I like the fact that you want to learn about Spain and our tradition and history. The video is made in a humble respectful way to show american people about Spain and I really appreciate that as a spanish citizen.
Fascinating to see these remote and near-ghost towns. The people whom you meet and speak with add such a rich dimension to the experience. Thanks for taking us along! Cheers desde 🇨🇦!
Lovely. I like peace and being alone. May be Asturias would be for me. The 85 year old and other older lady too both looked a lot younger than they would in the UK. It must be all the fresh air and moving around on the farms.
The people you met were so friendly and looked so much younger than their age! The country side looked wonderful. I may have to visit to learn more about how people used to live and experience their charm first hand. Thank you for sharing this small village with us.
It's because they're always moving, being active and feel like they have purpose. That will automatically make you feel - and look - much younger. Many 75yo women in cities aren't raising cows - they're sitting at home in a chair watching TV or wasting away in a medical bed. Having that purpose is essential.
Nice video. I just got back from the northern area of Spain doing bike packing and was taken by emptiness of those places. The people are wonderful, the food so and so, but really enjoyed your dialogue with the locals.I am still processing my own experience from the adventure in that region.
Agh! I spent 5 months in Spain just before the pandemic doing work away travels. Now that it's been a few years this is giving me major urges to go back for the Camino! I love long walks and the countryside, it's great how you chat with the locals as you go along.
Hello Sam. I like to do the Camino alone because I often get lost in the little villages and stop and talk with the people. Most of the pilgrims just keep marching really fast and when you do that, you often miss out on hidden gems that you only have 1 chance of seeing. Hopefully you can make it back for another camino. I highly suggest the Camino Primitivo.. you only need 14 days.
@@AdventureElliot thank you for taking the time to reply! It sounds like the ideal pace and setting, most of my free time in Spain I chose to spend renting a dirt cheap AirBnb and wandering by foot through the candid small villages and side streets. It was also mostly southern and Mediterranean regions, the north west is new to me. Buen viaje!
Thank you, Elliot, for showing these honest, hard working people. My father was an Asturiano and I had the wonderful experience to visit his town and all my relatives there. If I get a my business going and expand to Europe, I will have production in Asturias. My genes are calling me back to the source..
This is such a beautiful video that I had tears in my eyes watchingthis. It truly symbolizes what people with a culture, language and heritage live as close to a European "utopia" as can possibly be describe. No criminality and depravity like the ills associated with the what United States has become. Just beautiful hardworking people with integrity, decency and humility living life off the land the way we were intended to. Great Video 📼
The Disappearing villages and people of rural Canary Islands: th-cam.com/video/E6vNM8dnSLA/w-d-xo.html The RURAL and FORGOTTEN SPAIN - CANARY ISLANDS Full playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLMjcOD0EiToQaR56Sb8ANX-oceGerPa4_.html I made a few mistakes in the video.. 1) I said 300-400 centuries. Obviously I meant years. 2) I said people live for free or next to nothing. What I meant to say is that people live cheaply and most people have owned their houses for generations, and if they rent, it’s very cheap. 3) Apparently I spoke in the “tú” form too much which is informal. However, since living in Spain, it’s easy to get used to saying “tú” as opposed to “usted” which is only used in a formal setting or with elders. In Costa Rica I used “usted” for almost everyone as it’s a custom there, but if you do that in Spain it’s a bit odd. Honest mistake.. If you want more rural Spain videos and curious places, check out this playlist: Rural Spain th-cam.com/play/PLMjcOD0EiToTXwSqNvMytIjM5c8OQZ5Bj.html I hope you liked the video. More to come!
It feels almost distant yet so close, God those areas must have so much history. I’m Puerto Rican and mostly Spanish descended. My family lives in campo. What a whirl it would be to see those lands, perhaps maybe someday.
I like to watch movies to learn spanish and this was very educative for me. The people also spoke slower than they tend to do in movies which was great.
im mexican but my paternal grandmother grew up in rural spain, this is so weird to see, that she must have lived in a place like this, ive never really thought about spains history before this, its a really weird feeling lol thank u for sharing
Portugal and Spain are my favorite countries on the world. Old soul people with rich culture and History full of up and downs. Kindness in their heart and real hardworkers. Soulful people but with their heads on their shoulders.
How fortunate for you to be traveling in this way, and through these mountains and small villages. You're encountering people who are amongst the most genuine on earth! And untouched nature, or maybe I should say, people who live in true nature and do no harm to their environment. Blessings on your travels and to all those you meet. These videos are a gift to the rest of us and precious memories for you.
i am from southern brazil and seeing this video i notice many similiarities. The constructions, the people, the nature and the way of living. Its surprinsingly similar. Even more than portugal or italy, that you expect that will be similar regarding the colonization. The feeling is like i am visiting my parents from the interior in the weekend.
¡Gracias, Elliot! Es evidente que hay muy buena gente viviendo por allí. Es un medioambiente hecho para contemplar el verdadero sentido de la vida. Por eso es parte del camino. ¡Buen camino y ten cuidado!
Absolutely in love with Northern Spain. Visited Galicia a few times and a few months back finally Asturias. As an Austrian I felt right at home there. Basque-Country next on the list!
My brother lives in Gijón, Asturias and he loves it. It'd be nice if you can do a video of 'Pueblos Blancos'. Spain is so beautiful and majestic, thank you for the upload.
Bienvenido a mi querida Asturias Elliot vente por las cuencas mineras seras bien recibido tiene mucha historia , se zona minera e industrial saludos 👍👏🏻🤗👌😀🤩
Hola Gemiii.. Mira, en este video iba a saltar el pueblo porque era tan pequeño.. Pero cuando vi la chica (la chica del principio del video) deecedi quedarme y grabar. En el camino primitivo hay tantos secretos así..
@@AdventureElliot si, la verdad que hay unos rincones preciosos. Yo he disfrutado mucho. Me dio penar terminar en Lugo. El año que viene a ver si puedo seguir!!! Saludos para keri y para ti😘😘😘😘
Tino reminds me of my late abuelo/lolo Costudios lolo is also a farmer and work at the age of 88. He pass away during the pandemic because of Covid. 😭😭😭 ta ama yo contigo lolo.
Arbeyos translation was surprisingly good. If you ever want to find a place very similar to Asturias about climate and landscape you will find it in New Zealand
Thank you for this video. I am Mexican American and of Spanish descent. I have always wanted to look further into my roots and return to Spain 🇪🇸 even after many generations. It would be wonderful to raise my children where it all began. ❤
Many times people from the towns (both old and young) tend to call "Capital" to the important city in the region, usually the Capital of the Comunidad Autonoma/Antiguas Regiones, for example a person living in a town in asturias may say Capital when talking about Oviedo, or even Gijón. In the same way a person from a town in north Galicia may say Capital when talking about Coruña.
I love the north of Spain, have been there so many times,the Costa is nice, but too many DRUNK tourists misbehaving and not RESPECTING the Katalan culture, The north is VERY VERY NICE, beautiful mountains and people❤ so thanks to Spain
Hahaha I can't believe you're also a BaldnBankrupt follower. I've been wanting to do El Camino Primitivo for years. Thanks for taking us along with you
HUGE B & B fan although sometimes he's a bit too sketchy for me. I think he crosses some boundaries but his raw content is simply magical and probably the best that TH-cam has ever seen from a travel perspective. The thing is, I've always been doing off the beaten path adventures like this - but the pandemic slowed me down. If only I had a camera from the years of 2013-2020..
I live in Leon and I've been to that little village once. It's crazy how many small 10-50 people villages there are in Asturias and other rural parts in the country
Wow that village looks like paradise! The campesinos live humbly but are truly blessed. They live off of the land and are surrounded by beautiful nature. I wonder if any descendants ever bothered looking back at their ancestral village.
We walked the Camino in 2007. We stayed at homes or hostels and were treated courteously and with respect. I love the people who warmly greeted and fed us.
Very refreshing travel-vlog Elliott, enjoy your approach & interaction with the local elders, much respect, You received my humble sub, now i'll check out your channel to see where and what else your up too on your life journey. I've followed Bald for quite awhile.I enjoy his exploits & humor as well as his interconnectivity with local people while traveling and especially the babushkas & elders . I am almost an elder myself at 70 years old and not so very mobile these days, so travelers like yourself give a wonderous gift & outlook on the world we may have wished we had the good fortune to travel and explore.Living in a small near ghost town in a remote area of the desert southwest US, i can relate to and appreciate these hardy kindred souls who hang on to their beloved homeland , identity, freedom and space. Looking forward to viewing more of your past episodes & adventuras to come, via con dios my friend, WestHo
Europe's Villages are DYING OUT RAPIDLY! th-cam.com/video/T4deaEFNHQc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=EffhaeKXbnF44P9l
I made a few mistakes in the video.. 1) I said 300-400 centuries. Obviously I meant years.
2) I said people live for free or next to nothing. What I meant to say is that people live cheaply and most people have owned their houses for generations, and if they rent, it’s very cheap.
3) Apparently I spoke in the “tú” form too much which is informal. However, since living in Spain, it’s easy to get used to saying “tú” as opposed to “usted” which is only used in a formal setting or with elders. In Costa Rica I used “usted” for almost everyone as it’s a custom there, but if you do that in Spain it’s a bit odd. Honest mistake..
If you want more rural Spain videos and curious places, check out this playlist: Rural Spain
th-cam.com/play/PLMjcOD0EiToTXwSqNvMytIjM5c8OQZ5Bj.html
I hope you liked the video. More to come!
No te preocupes por nada. Aprendemos por nuestros pecados. De Elaine la profe de NJ
I am not a native Spanish speaker but I would definitely feel awkward addressing those older villagers with tú. Just as I probably wouldn't feel comfortable being addressed as such.
@@rayvogensen2983 it was definitely an accident and in Andalucia it’s so common to use tú even with older folk. I definitely learned my lesson.
@@AdventureElliot I'm sure they weren't offended, especially since they knew you were a foreigner. If you were to take up residence there, someone might correct you. Having said that, your Spanish is excellent. I once had fluent Spanish like you when I was in my late teens and early twenties (I studied four years at high school before traveling to Mexico, where I lived in small towns, just to practice my grammar-based Spanish. Now, I have the challenge of Iberian Spanish, plus Galego, which is a whole different ball game. I do miss my Mexican Spanish though.
No problem, and thank you, great video!
I'm from Spain and I'm not sure why, but when you were talking with Maria Luisa (not Mariela) something triggered in me and I had to weep, people from this generation are the most honest, humble, friendly and hard working people you can ever imagine, after the civil war they built almost from scratch an amazing country for their children and grandchildren (like myself). Soon this generation will be gone forever, and with them one of the main aspects which makes Spain so wonderful and unique.
Better Franco than Reconquista-undoers.
Such things are happening everywhere.
@@SiGa-i1r Hahaha yes Islam is once again conquering all of Europe.
@@Konoronnthen it’s not unique now is it. You can’t think honest kindly old villagers with nice ways of speaking are a specially Spanish thing
@@SiGa-i1rThis 👹franco💩 will FOREVER be remembered as the murderous NAZI supporter who REQUESTED the horrific German Lufywaffe bombing of innocent women and children by his BELOVED HITLER that destroyed Guernica.
Picasso refused to allow his painting to be STAINED by Franco existence and prohibited it in Spain until franco was ROTTING & BURNING in HELL, so every time smoke can be smelled is a reminder of his inhumanity and him 🔥👹💩
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guernica_(Picasso)
Being from Northern Portugal, this was beautiful to watch for the fact that northern regions of both Portugal (Viana do Castelo and Porto) and Spain (Asturias and Galicia) are extremely similar in terms of culture, mannerisms and way of speaking. Love my brothers from Spain!
Misma história...El condado de oporto sobre el que se crea el reino de portugal fue reconquistado por el reino astur-leonés.
Os galegos e portugueses eram um povo que falavam a mesma língua e tinham os mesmos costumes antes da fundação do Reino de Portugal. Entretanto os galegos caíram sobre o controlo de Castela, daí não fazerem parte do nosso território. De qualquer maneira, portugueses e espanhóis são irmãos para sempre.
@@Aceliious ¿Eso os enseñan en la escuela a los portugueses? ¿Fuisteis separados de los gallegos por castilla?
Es delirante ya no porque el castellano antiguo fuese muy parecido al actual gallego/portugués sólo hay que leer el cantar del mio cid:
"Sospiro Myo Çid ca mucho auie grandes cuydados.
Ffablo Myo Çid bien e tan mesurado:
Grado a ti Sennor Padre que estas en alto,
Esto me an buelto myos enemigos malos.
Alli pienssan de aguiiar, alli sueltan las riendas:
A la exida de Biuar ouieron la corneia diestra,
E entrando a Burgos ouieron la siniestra"
Lo irónico no es ya que el idioma partiese de la misma base (latín bastardo) lo irónico es que la familia más representativa e importante del reino de castilla es originaria de galicia como es la casa Trastámara (del latín Tras-tamaris que significa "más allá del Tambre" rio del noroeste de galicia) que como conocerás es precisamente la casa de los reyes católicos.
¿Cómo se produjo esa separación por parte de castilla? ¿Os fundaron el reino de portugal y os separaron de los gallegos y el reino astur-leonés?
Es curioso como vuestra absurda aversión a castilla por las guerras feudales de sucesión os impulsa a maquillar, retorcer o directamente mentir sobre la história.
Cuando el señor dice que no le gusta la capital, no se refiere a Madrid en exclusiva, él está haciendo referencia a las ciudades o poblaciones grandes en general; en Asturias "la capital" se trataría de lugares como Oviedo, Gijón o Aviles. Normalmente la gente mayor de las aldeas o pueblos de Cantabria, Asturias o Galicia, se sienten muy a disgusto en las ciudades "grandes".
Como has indicado, Galicia también, ¿como no? Yo pasaba los setiembres de 1971, 72' y 73' en Santiago de Compostela donde estudiaba la música clássica con Andres Segovia. Había muchas veces cuando de repente se pensaría que la ciudad se ha convertido en elementos de una época antigua.
bueno ellos y todo y muchos, yo vivía en un pueblo en las montañas en canarias, donde había nieve en invierno y verde por todos lados, ahora vivo en Irlanda, en un pueblo, igual :) , las aglomeraciones no son para mi ni para muchos, menos mal.
The first woman you spoke with broke my heart? When you left there was a sadness in her face? It must be challenging to be in a small village, never having left or ventured about the world.
My mother, who’s 94, is from a small town in Galicia and the paisaje is very similar.
We lived, in the U.S, for over sixty years and this video brought back some great memories from my childhood. Thanks for sharing this video.
hi
Poignant and interesting!
ive been around the world no place like home you dont need to feel sorry if youve never travelled
Chia
I love it. I’m Cuban and my grandmothers were from Asturias, from Buelna de Llanes. They came to Cuba in 1917. My dreams is to be able to retire there. Thank you for sharing this
Watch my canary island videos
@@AdventureElliot I will. I’m pretty much half Asturian, half canarian. My grandfather from my mother’s side is from La Gomera and my dad’s dad was born in Cuba but he’s almost full blooded Canarian with a touch of native Cuban. Again thank you for these videos. It’s really hard to find an American that knows and understand the Spanish immigration to Cuba, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.
Same here
Soy gallego. Algunos antepasados míos emigraron a Cuba desde Asturias en el siglo diecinueve, a la zona de Holguín, y tuvieron bastante descendencia. Normalmente sentimos a los cubanos y argentinos más cercanos a nosotros por la gran diaspora que hubo desde el norte de España. Quizás incluso seamos primos lejanos! 😅
So proud of my asturian people, always friendly
It was actually difficult to find a person that wasn't friendly. Now as soon as I entered Galicia, the vibe completely changed. It was actually a bit of a shock. People looked at me suspiciously.. I later found out that it's normal that Galicians are reserved - especially with outsiders.
I have been abroad for long, but I am Asturian; and when I saw this video, it was like I could smell our fields again, and the accent of the 85 years abuelina, my eyes became wet.
la güeli!!
Can you give me information on who to contact in Spain to get information about moving to this village.
I spent 6 months in Spain when I was in the Navy, in Rota. I loved the Spanish people! So much culture!
You’ll like this video Tourism Hasn’t Spoiled This Part of Spain!
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As someone with a lot of family from Appalachia who's studying in Spain, Asturias reminds me a lot of Appalachia. Beautiful nature, nice people, small mountain towns, but very few opportunities forcing most of the young people to leave for bigger cities. It's sad to see an area be so beautiful but with no opportunities for growth. I haven't had an opportunity to visit Asturias yet, but I have visited Basque country and it was the closest I have felt to home since moving to Spain
I wonder if growth - more people, more things, more modernization is a good thing. It would be good if some of the younger people came back to raise crops, to keep in good maintenance the buildings and such.
it's like those zones but in a smaller scale , USA is quite bigger and the distances from the rural areas to the big citys is larger
here in spain even with the same problems of people leaving the rural areas the citys are not that far away and the young people keep going to see their hometowns on weekends and holidays
so those towns are empty during the week and not vacation time and look ghost towns
but they are still maintained by the young generations
@@lynetteledoux2845it’s a lot harder to maintain everything in the mountains, such as roads. They need viable industry and fast internet at the least
Also from Appalachia. ❤
I'm from London originally but have been living in Galicia for nearly 25 years . . . Moving here was one of the best decisions I ever made . . .
Los gallegos mucho problemo
@@francoissaleta para mi, no . . . Galicia manda carallo
There's lots of Brits in Spain
@@francoissaletaThat was only in the film As bestas. Don't be afraid. There are also kind Galicians, though they are a bit odd people.I
How are you allowed?
You did a wonderful job of showing how life is in a pueblo in Northern, Spain. That was fantastic!
Thanks bro!
We bought a house in the hills above a place called sotrondio,the best thing we ever did. Asturian people are really friendly and hard working and have welcomed us into the village with open arms😊
same, I brough an apartment in El Entrego, I never thought I will find a place to call it home as Asturias, love it here 💗
Seeing the 82 year old Tino is so amazing, full of wisdom & literally a wise old gentleman & is at peace with life. So humble 🤗🇪🇦
I am of Asturian grandparents living in Pittsburgh, PA. Without a shadow of a doubt you captured the friendly and welcoming nature of the the Asturian people. Their hard life, yet rich beyond American comprehension, is a statement to both their stamina and their joie de vivre. In the future, please be careful with the people of the North of Spain: 1) Don't use the tú form with people you've just met, especially if they're significantly older than you, use usted instead. It is rude. 2) Don't use the pleural ustedes from with younger people, instead use vosotros. If you don't know the vosotros form, learn it. Again instead of being friendly, ustedes puts a distance between the two of you, and as far as I'm concerned it keeps people at "arms length." 3) In Spain we do not usually say "Mucho Gusto," when you meet someone. It sound put on. Instead use: "Encando/a"
Sí se usa mucho gusto en España.
De toda la vida
He's clearly not fluent. Also most people in Spain tutear
I use the tú form the vast majority of the times, except with older people whom I do not know well and governmental officials whom I do not personally know. @@eb.3764
36 adios llevo diciendo mucho gusto y soy de Asturias :)
Visiting Spain was an eye opening experience... Fields of gold and green dotted with crumbling villages and towns, old men and women sitting by the roadside waiting for someone or something exciting... In Spain there's plenty of castles, empty and void, relics of a golden past, witnesses of a ghostly present...
Jaén province has the most castles in Europe
When the castles were occupied, conditions for ordinary people were much worse. not a "golden" era for most.
@@zivkovicable no, certainly only for the rich...
@@zivkovicable Finally a sane person. All these "Great man" history types remind me of cavemen. They see castles, shrines, and monuments and immediately think that means it was some golden age. Meanwhile in reality life was far worse during Spain's "peak" than it is now, and the same goes for Britain, France, Germany, etc
@@samlosco8441 chill.. he probably refered to the Spanish Empire golden era, not that every single spaniard had a castle to live in lol
Great job, Elliot. Love your style and your respectful way with these people - unlike many other 'travel bloggers'. Stay the way you are and continue with these videos. You are a great ambassador for our country when such people are greatly needed!
This video deserved more views! Thank you for showing us the rural areas of Spain!
th-cam.com/video/xlgzRyatFIA/w-d-xo.html here’s another
Glad I stumbled on this film. Glad to hear an American speak Spanish competently. We walked part of the Francis route right before covid. The local people were also nice. I'm going to vie your other films about Spain. I'm particularly interested in the effects of the Spanish Civil War. Thanks
I’ve got many more videos in rural Spain.. check out my canary island playlist or Camino de Santiago
This is the first European travel video I have seen that actually stimulated my desire go there.
Tino is a sweet grandpa with a lovely smile. The way he laughs is cute, he seems to be a nice and happy person.
And I'm sure he has many stories to tell
It's the same here in Greece. You can find hundreds of villages with only a few old people living there. Unfortunately the world has changed and these places cannot sustain many people anymore. Only good thing is that in Greece most of the people that have left, live in cities two or three hours away, so in the summer or holidays life comes back.
It is a beautiful place. So green and healthy.
Thank s so awesome to hear all those people telling about life there. So beautiful
Ah, the knee-wrecker! I did this wonderful camino 5 years ago. Your video brought back sweet memories of Asturias and Galicia. Yes my knees recovered and I regained weight!
Whenever I need to lose 15 pounds I just head north and start walking 😂 I’m lucky enough to live in Spain. I’ve got a ton of Camino videos if you search on my channel .. I’ve been to almost every region of Spain and surrounding countries
Los edificios que ves de madera se llaman hórreos. Puedes verlo en países como Suiza o Gales. Reminiscencias celtas. Ahí se guardaba el cultivo lejos del agua y la humedad. Me alegro verte por allí. Gracias por estar en un lugar tan maravilloso como Asturias
Também há muitos no norte de Portugal. Os maiores complexes de sabugueiros ou espigueiros (hórreos) estão em Soajo (24) e Lindoso, perto de Ponte da Barca. São de pedra. Há ums de madeira perto de Ourense, em Mezquita. O maior de todos está na costa galega.
Horreos en Gales ??.....y por qué no
Castañuelas y Flamenco también ??.
@@rayvogensen2983 Certo e'...lembre
Vostede que o Norte de Portugal mais a Galiza foron báixo os SUEVOS un mesmo estado na Idade Media.
@@madgringo9263também nunca vi nesses países... Em Portugal há sim.
Gracias por el aporte. En parte me pareció ingenuo pensar que un ratón no puede subir por esas columnas pero tiene su sentido 🤣😝
Wow that 85 year old lady you talked to was so sweet. I wish i could speak spanish, i could see myself living in that area no problem. Glad i discovered your channel. 👍
It´s a nice video and I like the fact that you want to learn about Spain and our tradition and history. The video is made in a humble respectful way to show american people about Spain and I really appreciate that as a spanish citizen.
This was so fun to watch! Loved the bald and bankrupt reference too
Fascinating to see these remote and near-ghost towns. The people whom you meet and speak with add such a rich dimension to the experience. Thanks for taking us along! Cheers desde 🇨🇦!
Lovely. I like peace and being alone. May be Asturias would be for me. The 85 year old and other older lady too both looked a lot younger than they would in the UK. It must be all the fresh air and moving around on the farms.
Good msg of peace. Love you
It's not so different to England. Even the weather is similar.
Wonderful video Elliot! You make it feel like we’re there standing by your side enjoying every moment of your adventures! Take care
Beautiful and quiet. All that natural beauty
The people you met were so friendly and looked so much younger than their age! The country side looked wonderful. I may have to visit to learn more about how people used to live and experience their charm first hand. Thank you for sharing this small village with us.
Totally younger than their age
It's because they're always moving, being active and feel like they have purpose. That will automatically make you feel - and look - much younger. Many 75yo women in cities aren't raising cows - they're sitting at home in a chair watching TV or wasting away in a medical bed. Having that purpose is essential.
Nice video. I just got back from the northern area of Spain doing bike packing and was taken by emptiness of those places. The people are wonderful, the food so and so, but really enjoyed your dialogue with the locals.I am still processing my own experience from the adventure in that region.
La gente es muy agradable en España. Saludos desde España
xD
😅
Muy humildes los españoles, saludos desde España
Thanks for showing our country in such a humble and interesting way. Granpas in Spain are the best people ever ❤
Agh! I spent 5 months in Spain just before the pandemic doing work away travels. Now that it's been a few years this is giving me major urges to go back for the Camino! I love long walks and the countryside, it's great how you chat with the locals as you go along.
You should check transpirenaica or gr-11 if you want something more off the beaten path or more scenery
Hello Sam. I like to do the Camino alone because I often get lost in the little villages and stop and talk with the people. Most of the pilgrims just keep marching really fast and when you do that, you often miss out on hidden gems that you only have 1 chance of seeing. Hopefully you can make it back for another camino. I highly suggest the Camino Primitivo.. you only need 14 days.
@@AdventureElliot thank you for taking the time to reply! It sounds like the ideal pace and setting, most of my free time in Spain I chose to spend renting a dirt cheap AirBnb and wandering by foot through the candid small villages and side streets. It was also mostly southern and Mediterranean regions, the north west is new to me. Buen viaje!
Thank you, Elliot, for showing these honest, hard working people. My father was an Asturiano and I had the wonderful experience to visit his town and all my relatives there. If I get a my business going and expand to Europe, I will have production in Asturias. My genes are calling me back to the source..
This is such a beautiful video that I had tears in my eyes watchingthis. It truly symbolizes what people with a culture, language and heritage live as close to a European "utopia" as can possibly be describe. No criminality and depravity like the ills associated with the what United States has become. Just beautiful hardworking people with integrity, decency and humility living life off the land the way we were intended to. Great Video 📼
Interesting and beautiful! Thanks for showing.
Fantastic interaction with the locals…insightful explanations too…subscribed!!
The Disappearing villages and people of rural Canary Islands: th-cam.com/video/E6vNM8dnSLA/w-d-xo.html
The RURAL and FORGOTTEN SPAIN - CANARY ISLANDS
Full playlist:
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I made a few mistakes in the video.. 1) I said 300-400 centuries. Obviously I meant years.
2) I said people live for free or next to nothing. What I meant to say is that people live cheaply and most people have owned their houses for generations, and if they rent, it’s very cheap.
3) Apparently I spoke in the “tú” form too much which is informal. However, since living in Spain, it’s easy to get used to saying “tú” as opposed to “usted” which is only used in a formal setting or with elders. In Costa Rica I used “usted” for almost everyone as it’s a custom there, but if you do that in Spain it’s a bit odd. Honest mistake..
If you want more rural Spain videos and curious places, check out this playlist: Rural Spain
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I hope you liked the video. More to come!
It feels almost distant yet so close, God those areas must have so much history. I’m Puerto Rican and mostly Spanish descended. My family lives in campo. What a whirl it would be to see those lands, perhaps maybe someday.
The land of your ancestors.. I have many videos from there
I like to watch movies to learn spanish and this was very educative for me. The people also spoke slower than they tend to do in movies which was great.
Watch all my video haha I speak Spanish a lot. Also check out the most recent video I uploaded on how I learned Spanish
These people talk mostly in Asturian language.
im mexican but my paternal grandmother grew up in rural spain, this is so weird to see, that she must have lived in a place like this, ive never really thought about spains history before this, its a really weird feeling lol thank u for sharing
phenomenal El, thrilled watching your epic video.
Fascinating! Thank you.
Portugal and Spain are my favorite countries on the world. Old soul people with rich culture and History full of up and downs. Kindness in their heart and real hardworkers. Soulful people but with their heads on their shoulders.
How fortunate for you to be traveling in this way, and through these mountains and small villages. You're encountering people who are amongst the most genuine on earth! And untouched nature, or maybe I should say, people who live in true nature and do no harm to their environment. Blessings on your travels and to all those you meet. These videos are a gift to the rest of us and precious memories for you.
Thanks for sharing Muy interesante, gente auténtica Saludos desde Francia
These people are 1000 more blessed than the poor people living on the streets in the big cities of the USA!
i am from southern brazil and seeing this video i notice many similiarities. The constructions, the people, the nature and the way of living. Its surprinsingly similar. Even more than portugal or italy, that you expect that will be similar regarding the colonization. The feeling is like i am visiting my parents from the interior in the weekend.
¡Gracias, Elliot! Es evidente que hay muy buena gente viviendo por allí. Es un medioambiente hecho para contemplar el verdadero sentido de la vida. Por eso es parte del camino. ¡Buen camino y ten cuidado!
Absolutely in love with Northern Spain. Visited Galicia a few times and a few months back finally Asturias. As an Austrian I felt right at home there. Basque-Country next on the list!
Exploring Spain's MOST MYSTERIOUS REGION (You Won't Believe This)
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More basque region: It's a CRIME More People Don't Visit This SECRET PYRENEES PARADISE in SPAIN
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Next time visit Cantabria. ❤
Cataonia!
Our best vacation ever has been in the north west of Spain. Awesome landscape, very nice people and not crowded with tourists.
Thank you for such a nice video! It reminds me of my life at the farm in Central America.
Maravillosas personas te encontraste en Asturias Elliot!! 👌👏😊
Gente muy amable y humilde
Hermoso video Elliot, millon de gracias.
My brother lives in Gijón, Asturias and he loves it. It'd be nice if you can do a video of 'Pueblos Blancos'. Spain is so beautiful and majestic, thank you for the upload.
Here’s a video in one of the Pueblo blanco :
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It looks similar to the countryside in the mountains of places such as Boyacá, in Colombia
Bienvenido a mi querida Asturias Elliot vente por las cuencas mineras seras bien recibido tiene mucha historia , se zona minera e industrial saludos 👍👏🏻🤗👌😀🤩
Me quede con las ganas de seguir viendo mas. Como siempre buen video y gracias por compartirlo.
Thanks Luis.. More videos to come in both english and spanish.. Un saludo amigo
I pray to visit Spain before I die. My great-grandfather was from Andalusia.
Lo mejor de esta tierra son sus gentes. Buen video Elliot!!!😘😘
Hola Gemiii.. Mira, en este video iba a saltar el pueblo porque era tan pequeño.. Pero cuando vi la chica (la chica del principio del video) deecedi quedarme y grabar. En el camino primitivo hay tantos secretos así..
@@AdventureElliot si, la verdad que hay unos rincones preciosos. Yo he disfrutado mucho. Me dio penar terminar en Lugo. El año que viene a ver si puedo seguir!!! Saludos para keri y para ti😘😘😘😘
My family comes from Cantabria… northern Spain is a REALLY special place! ❤️
Tino reminds me of my late abuelo/lolo Costudios lolo is also a farmer and work at the age of 88. He pass away during the pandemic because of Covid. 😭😭😭 ta ama yo contigo lolo.
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Arbeyos translation was surprisingly good. If you ever want to find a place very similar to Asturias about climate and landscape you will find it in New Zealand
working with an ems crew in the camino de Santiago led me to discover the most wonderful people out here in the north, best interactions ever.
Thank you for this video. I am Mexican American and of Spanish descent. I have always wanted to look further into my roots and return to Spain 🇪🇸 even after many generations. It would be wonderful to raise my children where it all began. ❤
Que bonico eres Elliot, se nota que eres buena gente, gracias por enseñarnos tantas cosas ❤️
Asturias is GORGEOUS!
When the old man mentioned he didn't like the capital I'm sure he meant Oviedo, capital of Asturias, rather than Madrid
Watching these videos of rural areas feeling just like new world visits. Love you nature and creature
Many times people from the towns (both old and young) tend to call "Capital" to the important city in the region, usually the Capital of the Comunidad Autonoma/Antiguas Regiones, for example a person living in a town in asturias may say Capital when talking about Oviedo, or even Gijón. In the same way a person from a town in north Galicia may say Capital when talking about Coruña.
Most Tourists head for 'the Costas', Balearics or Canaries and fail to visit Espana Verde. Good insight into what they're missing.
beautiful place,lush and green compared to the south of Spain(Malaga)
I love the north of Spain, have been there so many times,the Costa is nice, but too many DRUNK tourists misbehaving and not RESPECTING the Katalan culture, The north is VERY VERY NICE, beautiful mountains and people❤ so thanks to Spain
Never say "tu" to anyone older than you and especially people you don't know. It's rude. Say "usted".
Watch this video and you’ll see an elderly man getting mad at me for using usted:
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All Europe is beautiful..
Kaash i can visit these places.
My great desire to see Europe.
Love this video-you obviously love people and they receive you well.
Thanks Caren.. Glad you see that too :)
I wish I could live in such a beautiful place. Gorgeous!
Beautiful country, amazing people. With love from Australia ❤️
Lots of interesting characters in this village. Very honest, friendly and hard-working people.
Thanks for sharing ❤.
Rural Spain looks amazing
Wait until you see my next video lol.. tonight or tomorrow 🤞
Beautiful, great view.
Hahaha I can't believe you're also a BaldnBankrupt follower. I've been wanting to do El Camino Primitivo for years. Thanks for taking us along with you
HUGE B & B fan although sometimes he's a bit too sketchy for me. I think he crosses some boundaries but his raw content is simply magical and probably the best that TH-cam has ever seen from a travel perspective. The thing is, I've always been doing off the beaten path adventures like this - but the pandemic slowed me down. If only I had a camera from the years of 2013-2020..
Me encantan tus vídeos Elliot. Dás a conocer cono es España de variada y diferente, dependiendo de la zona donde vas. Saludos amigo 😊
I live in the Alicante region of Spain, really nice to see this video
In the Island of Cebu, in The Philippines, we have a town in the North of the Island, named Asturias as well.
Adorable Elliot cuando se despide dandole 2 besos a Luisa.
love it, they are not missing out on anything.
Beautiful
I live in Leon and I've been to that little village once. It's crazy how many small 10-50 people villages there are in Asturias and other rural parts in the country
Wow that village looks like paradise! The campesinos live humbly but are truly blessed. They live off of the land and are surrounded by beautiful nature. I wonder if any descendants ever bothered looking back at their ancestral village.
We walked the Camino in 2007. We stayed at homes or hostels and were treated courteously and with respect. I love the people who warmly greeted and fed us.
The elderly lady at the start is so cute 😄
Excellent video!
What a lovely video. It is my dream to walk that route of The Camino.
I’ve got more videos on the Camino in my old videos
Very refreshing travel-vlog Elliott, enjoy your approach & interaction with the local elders, much respect, You received my humble sub, now i'll check out your channel to see where and what else your up too on your life journey. I've followed Bald for quite awhile.I enjoy his exploits & humor as well as his interconnectivity with local people while traveling and especially the babushkas & elders . I am almost an elder myself at 70 years old and not so very mobile these days, so travelers like yourself give a wonderous gift & outlook on the world we may have wished we had the good fortune to travel and explore.Living in a small near ghost town in a remote area of the desert southwest US, i can relate to and appreciate these hardy kindred souls who hang on to their beloved homeland , identity, freedom and space. Looking forward to viewing more of your past episodes & adventuras to come, via con dios my friend, WestHo