Barx Village

(Pronounced "Barch")

You might think the little village of Barx was at the foot of a mountain when you look at this picture ...yet it is merely at the lowest crossing point between two peaks! You are  looking up one of the main streets. It's not very clear in this shot, but about a third of the way up there is a carved religious effigy. ...it is Saint Miguel. This stone carving has been positioned so that the patron saint of the village can look down upon it and (presumably) look after it.

This is the same street but looking the other way. Palm trees are a common addition to Spanish streets. The village has three butcher's shops, two bakers, a post office (open half an hour a day), several bars, a pharmacy, two small supermarkets, one quite nice restaurant and a tobacco shop that also sells stamps when the post office is closed. If the tobacco shop seems closed during business then ring the doorbell ...they sometimes open only when they have customers! Barx offers all the charm of really "Spanish" Spain!!

Whilst these pictures were being taken, the lorry (right) has arrived in the square to make a delivery to one of the village's two small ("Spar" type) supermarkets. The building with all the balconies is actually a bar. There are more bars in Barx than any other kind of commercial establishment. This is probably due (in part) to the sheer number of thirsty cyclists that regularly take on the challenge of the mountain roads!