Unforgettable Weekend in a Secret Village in Spain
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
- Discover real rural Spanish culture and Spanish village life! A weekend of incredible Spanish cooking, food and culture in a secret village in Spain! Venga, let’s go! 🥝
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to life in a magical Spanish village? Well, this video is all about Spanish food, Spanish village life, and Spanish culture. Thanks to Laura & Esme of Esmetours (esmetours.com), over the course of a weekend we roast a baby goat in a traditional oven, we eat rice with rabbit and quail, we explore the beautiful stone houses and we even get to hear Spanish bagpipes! All in a gorgeous, dreamlike village called Pozos.
I was invited to Pozos by Laura & Esme of Esme Tours who run gastronomic retreats (including Spanish cooking classes) in a village in the northern Spanish province of Leon. So if you're planning to travel to Spain anytime soon, definitely check out their experiences at esmetours.com and follow them on Instagram at @esmetours!
Also in this video are my friends and co-founders in Devour Tours Lauren Aloise (Spain blogger at www.spanishsabo...; @spanishsabores) and Alejandro Cabrera. They recently bought an old stone house in the village and they're going to do it up. So we explore their ruin as well!
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Hola, Spain lovers! We're James and Yoly. James is a New Zealander, and Yoly is from Spain. And we both live in Madrid. This channel is all about giving you a local insight into life in Spain, and helping you experience this country like a local when you come to visit (or live!). If that sounds like your kind of thing, bienvenido!
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My father was born somewhere in the north of Spain but emigrated to the Dominican Republic during the Spanish civil war. I was born in DR but always considered myself very Spanish. Someday I'll go explore los pueblecitos and seek out my roots. Great video, poor little goat.!
The northern you go, the more you can see how celtic and pagan traditions are still alive in Spain mixed with christian.
I love my country.
@@zocoraful Básicamente, porque me sale de los cojones.
@@zocoraful Se te ve buena gente
@Clive Cookie , not really. Nowhere in Spain people is that fond of food that really sets your mouth in fire, but anyway, most well-known varieties of spicy peppers are from Navarre, Galicians have pimientos del padrón. I once bought a botillo in León and it was a spicy one...
I'm from Extremadura and I don't think food in the Southern half is more spicy.
@@Osutip pimientos de padron are not usually spicy but you can get the occasional one to be very spicy.
I am from Ireland and the Rural villages in my country are very similar to the ones in Spain
Thank you for these videos! My wife and I have been to Spain twice. The first trip was "just" Barcelona and Madrid (with a quick trip to Toledo) but fell in love with the country! So we went back after a few years and on that 2nd trip, we made sure to go deeper into the culture and cuisine. From Madrid (w/ Segovia day trip), we drove to the South of the country and explored Seville, Arcos de la Frontera (loved this small village), Ronda, the Costa del Sol, and finished the trip in Granada! The best two weeks of our "travel life." Watching your videos, I believe it's time for a third visit to our Happy Place 😊 Cheers!
Try Catalonia, Valencia and Balear Islands, they are the most visited zones and with great and diverse gastronomy. Also if you like villages, look for noncoastal hotels, usually called "rural tourism", and visit the coast from there it will be cheaper and you will enjoy the 2 worlds.
@@mitcoes Cataluña es una de las comunidades autónomas españolas, que más se ha beneficiado de nuestro sistema autonómico. Cataluña sit and speak, Cataluña is a Beoatiful spanish community.
Soy de León (mi pueblo está al norte de la provincia, Boñar) y este video me ha tocado el corazón!!
Me alergo mucho Jaime! Gracias por el comentario!
Que bueno que la gente joven vuelva a los pueblos
Totalmente!
It's funny and strange to me that Spain seems so exotic. Yet in this it looks and feels like my home, Wales.
A great weekend with wonderful people and delicious food! Thank you James for capturing the feel of our little village.
Thank you to you guys..... You made it all possible!
Esta es la España profunda, la más auténtica y la mejor 🥰🥰👍gracias por estos fantásticos videos. Eres estupendo 👏👏👏😉
Pocos videos hay que se metan en los pueblos españoles. Hay muchisimo por descubrir, tanto que no se pueden en una vida.
y para qué quieres que se metan guiris en pueblo pequeños? para que se compren todo lo que vean?
@@whydontyouhateme Mejor eso a que desaparezcan.
Ademá,s si les traes de turistas el dinero se lo sacas tú a ellos, y si les gusta vendrán más, pero como son pueblos pequeños no pueden adaptarse al visitante como las grandes ciudades, con lo cual su baza más fuerte está en mantener su esencia y cautivar con ella.
@@alejandrorodrimur7677, pero ¿nos estamos volviendo locos? ¿Qué "cautivar" ni qué niño muerto? La gente en los pueblos siempre se ha desenvuelto y cuando ha considerado que podría hacer una mejor vida en otra parte, pues se ha ido y punto pelota. No hay necesidad de "cautivar" a nadie.
Nos ha entrado (nos la venden desde la izquierda, la Sexta y los nazionalistas mayormente, pero ya se ha vuelto un lugar común) la estúpida idea de que en este país se vive del turismo. Que no sabemos hacer otra cosa. Pues resulta que no. La actividad turística total (o sea, incluyendo el turismo interior, el de españoles en España) no llega al 15% del PIB. En concreto el turismo internacional viene a suponer unos ingresos de 80.000 M € en un país cuyo PIB supera los 1.200.000 M €. Vamos, que mañana no viene nadie y seguimos viviendo sin apenas notarlo.
Me encanta que profundices más en la cultura española! No solo tenemos grandes ciudades como Madrid o Barcelona, tambien tenemos la suerte de tener lugares especiales como este pueblo, y si cualquier persona que viene a visitar tiene tiempo debería hacer lo que tu y se enriquecerá mucho en cuanto a cultura se refiere. Me encanta!
Gracias! Me encantaría hacer cada vez más videos sobre los pueblos etc.
@@spainrevealed Sí, por favor, en Aragón hay muchos bellísimos, Albarracín, es totalmente medieval. Ademas, con edificios históricos por toda la región, como Sos del rey católico, Fernando de Aragón.
I loved watching this ! My family had a farm in a town outside of Barcelona, near Montserrat ,their house was just outside of the Village, where a lot of other family still live today .... Our life is in Australia, but a big part of me longs for Spain.
James, you've done a lot of great videos in the last year, but this one is the best yet!
Thank you Charlie! I really appreciate that comment! I hope you're well!
the pueblos in spain are more interesting as the cities. I can tell a lot of stories about my little pueblo in galicia.
Tell us then. I wanna move to Spain
I'm Galician too, what province are you from?
@@carolinafernandez777 I'm from Basque country.
I too agree. Reminds me of one of my most memorable moments in Galicia. I had driven to Muxia to see the clean up after the oil spill. It was an uncharacteristically hot summer day. I was driving the unmarked road along the coast, heading toward Carballo. Ahead I saw an old man walking very slowly in the heat. I stopped and asked, in Spanish, if he would like a ride to his destination. He accepted. He had noticed unfamiliar license on my car (French.) He first asked where I was from. I answered, that I was from a long distance away. He response was Ourense (the adjoining province.) I said no, much further. He responded France? Again I said much further. He then said well tell me what could be further. When I said the US, he said that had never seen or met anyone from the US and that this was a great moment for him! It made me feel very humble and with appreciation for him and his life. Soon we came to a gravel turn off and he said it was his road. As I began to turn to take him up the hill, he said, no don't drive up, you might damage your car. We said goodbye as I watched him ascend that long driveway that I am sure he had climbed 100s of time before. I remember it often. These are experiences that you do not have traveling the autopistas!
Congratulations for your videos,you show the world a different Spain,away from the current sun,beaches and flamenco. I am from Granada,and I lived for a year in León,a province I know well and I love: the people,the landscape,the food. I hope you visited Castrillo de los Polvazares,a tiny village less than an hour away from the capital,where they have a typical dish called Cocido Maragato,a feast for your nosebuds and tastebuds,a hidden gem of Spanish cuisine. We can tell your love for this country trough your videos,thank you and keep Up this great work.Saludos desde Granada!!!!
Looking at your show makes me more aware of where Trinidad and Tobago got a lot of the spirit of our culture, foods and former ways of building homes.
Interesting!
I'm a Spaniard. And like me, i see a lot of your audience is spanish aswell, quite interesting. I love your work. And appreciate your effort to spread a little of the autenticity of our gastronomy. I think we spaniards have a litte low self esteem in regards of how little the world knows about the quality of our food and products. Compared for instance with france and italy. It seems we didn't do too well promoting our products as they did. So thank you for that. On the other hand. Since we are starting to sell more and more high quality ham overseas it seems it is getting more difficult and expensive to get the quality stuff in Spain. I gess there is always a downside in everything :)
Yep, there certainly is a flipside to everything. But I think Spain and Spaniards will experience a net gain if their products are better marketed to the world. Thanks for watching!
para qué quieres que le den publicidad? luego vienen los ingleses a comprar las mejores propiedades de las ciudades españolas y a echar a los locales a las afueras.
@@spainrevealed The reason you don't have a good gastronomy or culture in your own country is you have marketed everything to the world. We do not want that, that is disgusting. Please stop promoting our hidden cities and towns.
Great vid! Makes me feel hungry and nostalgic for that village life I never had!
very important video, life in the villages is getting lost little by little, and its a pity, i live in a villlage, and i see how people have to move away to the cities, we had in the Serrania Celtiberica lots of villages like this, and now most of them are abbandoned. grat video, hope young people will come again to the villages!
I recently found your vids and absolutely love them! I'm planning my first trip to Spain and got a lot of great tips from your vids.
This one was particularly nice to see the smaller villages. Very heart warming.
Awesome Chris. So glad you're enjoying them. I have another rural one coming up. From the Alpujarras. Just need to edit it!
My friends Pueblo that we would go to pretty frequently is Astorga. I believe that’s pretty close to Pozos. I moved away In 2010 so I haven’t been in a while. These videos bring back memories and they are very informative. Keep them coming!
Awesome, glad you're enjoying them!
Me encanta lo que hacéis, me encanta lo bien que exploráis España, su gastronomía y sus culturas. Gran vídeo, grandes gentes. Y precioso Pozos. Suerte a Lauren y Alejandro con la reforma. :D
Muchas gracias!!!! Qué comentario más majo!
"¡Este tío es un fenómeno!"
Village life seem very peaceful and tranquil. I choose this life🤩
Just awesome
Love from Bangladesh
As a Spanish person I can assure you most people don't have a pueblo to go back to unfortunately... I love your spirit!!
Neither do I. But I love travelling around the weekends to discover our pueblos.
True!!
Good stuff with a bit of country folklore. Well done JB.
Thank you!
Man, what a wonderful look into what many might call the ‘real Spain’.I’m looking forward to walking through some of Galicia next year.
Glad you enjoyed it!!
No te entiendo un carajo pero me has enganchado. Que bien se vive en España,ehh!!. Animo,te queda mucha gastronomía por descubrir. Un abrazo desde la costa Brava
Gracias!!!
¡Desde Londres, gracias por tus vídeos!
A ti!
Gracias por venir a España y darla a conocer al mundo.
I can only dream of living in such a wonderful village!!!
Thank you 🙏🏾
Thanks James. Another fantastic film!
Thank you very much!
this is so valuable! thanks a lot for sharing these wonderful moments with wonderful people!
Form Bangladesh love Spain ❤️❤️❤️
Just came back and can't wait to go back. Great people and lot's of amazing food, can't get any better than that.
Going to northern Spain soon, to see the villages where my ancestors came from, in Euskadi and La Rioja, just cant wait!!
We need more of these videos of Village life & traditions. Thank you from Melbourne XX
Enhorabuena por el video! En él se pueden apreciar las tradiciones que han ido pasando de generación en generación en concreto en un pueblo castellano. Mi familia es de Soria, muy bonito también y todavía con muchos lugares por descubrir. Si te gustó el cordero asado, te recomiendo que hagas una visita a Soria, no te arrepentirás!
James, thank you to the entire Devour Spain Team! This pueblo really demonstrates your true passion & appreciation for the whole of España. This was the best tour yet! I like to go off the beaten path and see the non tourist sites. Spain & France have many that are wonderful. I love those bagpipes! More tours like this would be awesome, I’m making a list for my next trip. Keep it going.
Angel M. Fimbres
Thank you Angel! I love showing people the true Spain and am so happy you enjoyed the video. If you want to check out the experiences in Pozos then head to esmetours.com. They organise trips in Pozos (not Devour Tours). Though of course we would love to have you on a Devour Tours experience too!
Ya se te echaba de menos, como siempre un magnífico video.
Gracias Juan Carlos!
Great video, and the food looks delicious, thank you for sharing!
I'm so in love with Spain
I believe I can visit any village in Spain and find something to love, but I like the busy feel of a thriving area such as Ronda, Nerja, Cordoba, and many other White House villages....love Malaga. I love to visit the shops, bars, food markets, museums and such places. It's beautiful for a day or two experience.
Your videos bring me back to my most favorite travel destination! I just love watching and reliving it over and over again.
Amazing. You did it again, James. I’m a big fan of your slow way to travel, of your deep knowledge about our country (yes, it’s also yours). Thanks for showing us more about spain.
I love Spain! I finally had the chance to visit it but only the southern part. I am happy you are still making these videos. I will be looking forward to the next one. 😀
There north of Spain is gorgeous and the gastronomy and culture are so different from the south. So much for you to discover on your next trip here!
👍🇪🇸
Stunning
Thank you!
Awesome stuff mate. Really want to go!
Cheers buddy!!!
"En un pueblo de las montañas de León tuvo principio mi linaje..."
Heart warming video, to see this kind of life in the village! Amazing pure people, you are lucky to experience such a life style! Great videos! Keep it up.
Amazing....thanks so much!
Fui a un par de pueblos cerca de pamplona y me encantaron es algo diferente la gente es muy guay y genial la comida es fenomenal y era una experiencia que nunca voy a olvidar:)
Wanna visit Spain someday......🤗🎉🤳
Holy smokes! What a video! Bravo!
Thanks Warren!
Se me hace la boca agua sólo de verlo ...
Great video this is! The more you stray from the trodden path, the more authentic Spain gets. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching¡
I believe that I have been more of a wine drinker since I started watching your videos...not that I have become a lush, but I have been curious about the wines I had in Spain in 2019, and have tried to find a few here in the USA. I have tasted more wines lately than I ever have.
ME gusta mucho.Gracias.Amor de India.
Enjoyed this vid very much. Muchas gracias.
Thanks AL!
Buen vídeo se nota que lo disfrutas! un abrazo sigue así!!!
gracias!!
amo leon
Love your work (esp deep Spain stuff)! Keep it up pls
Thank you for your generosity!
Hello very old grandpa Spain i want to meet very old grandpa Spain i like for them ❤ very nice when I see here
I love your channel, u show the unknown part of my country, it’s amazing!!!
Qué bonito video!! Enhorabuena ,,😍😍
Muy fantastico!
Marvelous, exciting ¡
Awesome video James, this village is an hour away from my granddads village
Grandfather chef! I want taste his dishes, looks yummy!
Didn’t know of the Scottish influence back a few hundred years ago. Pure traditional nowadays I see around Léon
Norther Spain has strong Celtic roots
@@spainrevealed Scottish influence? It's a really funny way of describing obvious cultural proximities.
Very nice love Spain.
Great video!
Hi Buenos diaz , 😄 am in love with the Spanish culture although am from Africa (Ghana) . I will be coming to work in Spain and I will love to get a friend from any part of Spain . Kindly comment and let's vibe . I will want to learn Spanish more. Hola Hola 😊😍. Me llajamo Christian .
I have travel arround the world usually. And i can tell that north spain if you dont mind the rain is the bes place in the worl for living.
Me encantan tus vídeos. Graciassssaaaas
Thank you so much for this lovely video. I will visit spain before I die 🥰
You've explained village life in Spain so well. I have recieved a invitation to Spain and am trying to familiarize myself with the culture.
Just Wow
Bagpipes!!!!
Brilliant 😁
Thanks!
Please take one of those old stone houses and make it yours, we will call it 'La casa del inglés' and it will remain like that for generations. People will wonder why and only a few of us will now why. Other englishmen have visited our country like Tolkien or Orwell and I think is your destiny to be among them. Write books about us, or just keep doing UA-cam ) , but keep with the good work my fellow countryman.
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Undoubtly the little villages with their peasants are the true roots of this peninsula.
Regards.
Muy buen video james
Muchas gracias Jul
He nacido y he vivido siempre en Barcelona. Pero mis padres son de León. Bueno, toda mi ascendencia genética proviene del viejo Reino de León. De lo cual me siento tremendamente orgulloso y jamás pienso renunciar. Y siempre que puedo y las obligaciones me lo permiten me pego una escapada hacia la tierra de mis ancestros. Clima duro y gente tremendamente noble.
What a dream
great to see the spain.
Enjoyed it very much. But for once, could have used a little more commentary. Still lovely. Thank you, James.
Que maravilhoso!
So beautiful, love from india
Muy fan de Esmeraldo
Una hucha (where ninos del pueblo guardabamos las pesetas....
A piggybank.
Iam from south india...Very nice .I like your vedio keep it up... அறுமைங்க. ..
I found out that Pozos is only a pedania of Truchas in the province of León with a population of around sixty souls. I am surprised that it has such a sophisticated butcher's. Even Truchas, which has just 413 inhabitants, would surprise me to have such a large meat establishment. I would imagine a butcher's like that to be in a town of at least a thousand souls. Did you go to a larger town like Ponferrada to film that part?
i am from nepal and i like spin country
Necesito volver a ESPANA! Saludos De Bali
All my ancestry comes from the region of Leon: my parents, grandparents, great grandparents... as far as we can remember. It was the generation of my parents that move to the city and I was raised there, but its a bit like you said at the start of the video, everyone (or almost everyone) here in spain has a "pueblo" or village to come back. Even tho I was raised in the city I used to expend my summers with my grandparents, the cows, the chickers, the tractor of my uncle, las higueras, los nogales (I dont know how that translates); and not only the summer but also christmas, semana santa, etc. So I´ve always felt like im a bit from there and its very "normal" for me, its part of day to day life its "el pueblo". So its very very curious to see how a foreigner, not even a spanish speaker, sees us. Not the big cities, not the flamenco, not the tapas, not the monuments not the tourist destinations and beaches that everyone visits. Just the true old way of life that almos every spaniard has experienced almost once but from a total diferent perspective. I really liked the video, and I really like how you see things and how you express yourself. Keep making videos like this, please. A big hug.
and sorry for my broken english an for putting chickers
Beautiful video ... Such a pity what is happening in our country!
Thank you! What do you mean? Villages emptying?
Brother I am from indian and I like ur presentation of vdo
Botillo, cabrito, conejo estofado, codornices, paella, esta gente si que sabe lo que es la buena comida.
Hey its similar to my tradition