Many leave stars, few leave words


We are heading for Alfaro but only brush the edge of it today, so we will save all that for tomorrow.



The Ermita of the Senora del Pilar is on the edge of town  Susana gave a detailed description six years ago..’’It is located three kilometers from Alfaro, taking the Logroño highway. Built in the 16th century and restored in 1971 and 2003. It is a classicist style brick building. At the foot is the portico with a stone image of the Virgin of the Pilar and a semicircular doorway between pilasters. In a second body, a niche and, on both sides, shields of the city. Interior of a single nave with two sections and a rectangular transept. Semicircular arches on pilasters support the vaults. In the transept, dome.’




Wholesale fruit has not played a big enough part in our lives.   The Central Hortofruticola Jas SL will fixed that. https://centraljas.com/  Six years ago Manuel said it was a good place for shopping and that is about as far as it gets. 





We are on one of those typical into town sort of stretches.  Commercial enterprise is neigboured by some enterprising industrialist and so on.  Gurria Ceramicas supply building materials.   Many leaves stars, few leave words.  Monica said ‘Excellent service, very low prices, well worth it’ 5 years a go.





Lavados Repsol Kilm is over the road from Asaja La Rioja.  https://aragasaja.com/  The site says the rural sector is in decline but it is really easy to make money fro livestock.   They are next door to the Municipal Weybridge    Jaume said ‘A scale like any other 😂😂 …’  Angel added ‘They spend what they charge’




That’s it for today.















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