Mestas de Ardisana and Ardisana

Mestas de Ardisana has many narrow twisting streets and a number of differing types of hórreo. We spent time walking through the village looking at these as well as the houses themselves, crossing the stream on the stepping stones.

While in Posada de Rengas we had learnt that strictly speaking hórreos have a single spike and usually just 4 staddles, one at each corner. The larger stores are paneros with two spikes on the roof and 6, or occasionally 8, staddles. Both types have the access steps detached, to prevent rats entering the granary.

Our final trip in the area was to take the car up out of the valley to Ardisana itself and ride along the hilltop to look across at the views. There is a narrow road up from the valley which it would be possible to walk if time allowed.

Mestas village

Hórreo

Hórreo (left)

Panero (right)

Mountain views

near Ardisana