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Alcalá del Valle, a town of approximately 5,500 inhabitants, about 14kms southeast of Olvera.We had passed through Alcala on a previous occasion on the way to somewhere else, so it was due a return visit.
This is the view of Alcalá from the main road.
The welcome sign on the outskirts of town.
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I drove into town and parked up not too far away from the sign pointing to the Ayuntamiento.After a short walk, I came to the square.
On one side was the impressive Iglesia de Santa Maria del Valle (the Church of Santa Maria), the patron saint of the town.
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This ceramic plaque was on a wall at the rear of the Church.
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Opposite the Church was the Ayuntamiento (Town Hall).
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This plaque and tiled image was on the wall of a house just down the street from the Church.
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This river culvert ran through the length of the town.
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The Plaza del Emigrante and a statue dedicated to those who had left Alcalá in search of a better life.
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Overall, not the prettiest town that we have visited but in parts quite attractive.
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On leaving town, I came across this crop spraying plane that had landed on a makeshift runway in a field and had just re-fueled with insecticide to spray the local olive groves.
Linked posts:
Alcala del Valle re-visited
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