Trip Teruel/Soria

I was visiting for some days two of the most "in-the-middle-of-nowhere" places in Spain. The regions of Teruel and Soria. I know it's not the most usual place to visit, but this makes it also nice. Plenty of small and very little known villages and towns seem to be spred all around these areas. These two provinces are likely those with the least inhabitants, and the landscape shows clearly that very few people live and move around there.

However, the visit is worth. Several small villages show quiet clearly how life used to be, not so much time ago. Travelling was difficult, and the orography was determinant for people life. History is anyways very present in these places, as they were all ancient borders between the Christian and Muslim Spain. Some little and so far unknown villages take the name "del Cid", for instance. Castles are everywhere, very small but ancient churches, together with huge and very historical cathedrals that don't "fit" with the present towns (Burgo de Osma has a cathedral that many, many big cities don't!!)

Gastronomy is also worth. In Southern Aragon the traditional desserts, with strong arab influence, are really great. Meanwhile, in Castilla, a region with plenty of sheep everywhere, lamb is extraordinary. A visit to any of these places must have also this "culinary" contribution.

As conclusion, places that maybe are hard to live in, very isolated, not good weather condition and very little population, but really worth to visit for some days!!