An ordinary street in Spain, where each city and town has its own unique character

Hello! My name is Inosho.
This time, I would like to introduce you to some “unassuming streets” in Spanish cities.
I dare to take a picture of a corner of an ordinary street, not a tourist area or a main street, but a residential area or a quiet street.

A casual street in a Spanish city

Let’s take a look at a casual street in a Spanish city.

Madrid

The first is a casual street in Madrid, the capital of Spain. Madrid has many tourist areas and main streets.

However, if you go off the main streets, you will soon find yourself in a quiet residential street like the one in the photo.

Naturally, people live in residential areas. However, during the daytime, there are not many people on the street, as if everyone is going to work. Sometimes you can hear children’s voices coming from inside the buildings.

There are only small cafes and kiosks (convenience stores in Japan) on the street. If you want to shop at a large supermarket, you need to go out to another street.

Valladolid

There are not many tourist attractions in Valladolid.
So when I visited Valladolid myself, I had the impression that it was more of a local town for Spaniards.

But the streets are certainly beautiful. There are many beautiful streets, not only the main streets, as shown in the photo. If you like European streets and streets, this could be a surprising hole-in-the-wall spot for you.

Segovia

This is a casual street in Segovia. As I wrote about Segovia in a previous article, Segovia is a historical city like Kyoto in Japan. It retains many traces of the Roman Empire and medieval European times.

Therefore, compared to big cities such as Madrid and Bilbao, I could feel a somewhat historic atmosphere not only in the main street but also in the whole city.

Bilbao

Bilbao is a large city in northern Spain facing the Bay of Biscay.
The center of the city is crowded with locals and tourists.

However, if you walk toward the mountains for about an hour, you will reach a quiet street like the one in the photo. The building itself is rather large and the street is wide, so it looks like a main street, but there are not many people.

It may be that the places where people gather are surprisingly limited to the center of the city or tourist areas.

A casual street is not bad

In Spain, it is relatively easy to find a deserted alley anywhere. It is probably because the city is not structured in such a way that the main streets go on forever as in Tokyo.

These are casual streets that may not be as flashy as the tourist attractions or the main streets. However, as I have shown you, there are many attractive places to visit even on such streets.

I hope you will try to find your own “unassuming street” in Spain!

Please refer to “Free-ranging animals in parks and promenades in Spain“

See you tomorrow.