The great Spanish naturalist Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente was born in the village of Poza de la Sal. He described the village of his birth as a “human community” in “harmonious coexistence with the landscapes” which formed a “zoomorphic universe”. As a child he began to explore the natural area, watching and learning about the wildlife of area, which would later greatly influence his vision of the world. One day he saw a peregrine catch a duck here which led him to the world of falconry and then into natural history film making.
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Interesting villages in Spain, Mining history of Spain, Places in Castilla y León, Wild Spain | Tags: El pueblo de Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, Medieval salt production, Places to see in Burgos, Poza de la Sal, salt production in Spain, Salt works in Spain|
The first saline springs here were documented as early as the year 822. In the Middle Ages, salt production made the Salinas de Añana one of the most prosperous towns in the North of the Iberian Peninsula. A plan is underway to restore the site.
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Industrial history of Spain, Mining history of Spain, Places in the Basque Country | Tags: Añana, Basque salt pans, Basque Salt Valley, Medieval salt production, Places in Aviles, salt production in Spain, Salt works in Spain|
