A walk in the rainy nature of San Felice, rainy but always beautiful. (ENG/ESP)馃挄
Good morning, blog friends, how are you? I'm feeling a little better today. The flu is over, so despite the weather not being the best, I decided to go for a walk with my husband in the countryside, taking advantage of the opportunity before the storm hit. We decided to take a stroll in a village not far from us: San Felice, a village made up of small hamlets that wind along the main road, located in the hills of northern Pistoia. It's a popular place for beginners, as it offers plenty of space for walking and easy trails. Even though the weather wasn't the best, visiting this village made me feel good. Just walking from the top of the village, you can admire beautiful views, green fields with rushes and reeds overlooking the Pistoia mountains. When it snows, you can even see the snow-capped mountains in the distance. The landscape is typical of hills and is very beautiful if you love nature and greenery.
Buenos d铆as, amigos del blog, 驴qu茅 tal? Hoy me siento un poco mejor. Ya no tengo gripe, as铆 que, aunque el tiempo no acompa帽a, decid铆 dar un paseo con mi marido por el campo, aprovechando la oportunidad antes de que llegara la tormenta. Decidimos dar un paseo por un pueblo cercano: San Felice, un pueblo formado por peque帽as aldeas que serpentean a lo largo de la carretera principal, situado en las colinas del norte de Pistoia. Es un lugar popular para principiantes, ya que ofrece mucho espacio para caminar y senderos f谩ciles. Aunque el tiempo no acompa帽aba, visitar este pueblo me hizo sentir bien. Simplemente caminando desde lo alto del pueblo, se pueden admirar hermosas vistas, campos verdes con juncos y ca帽as que dominan las monta帽as de Pistoia. Cuando nieva, incluso se pueden ver las monta帽as nevadas a lo lejos. El paisaje es t铆pico de las colinas y es muy bonito si te gusta la naturaleza y la vegetaci贸n.
During the walk, in addition to the greenery and the views, you unfortunately also see the old abandoned paper mill. Half of my family worked here when it was in operation, providing employment for many people. Today, it's a disused ruin, and it's a shame because it's a great structure and could be used for so many things. Besides the old paper mill, we also see the various hilltop villages in the distance. I haven't visited them all yet, but I'll have to because I think they're very pretty little towns. Even the small clusters of houses in San Felice are charming. Many of the houses are obviously old, probably rural in style, while others are newer, very beautiful, with lovely, well-kept gardens. There are also still old farmhouses with adjoining fields. This area is more hilly than rural, but it still has rural elements. It's very beautiful even in the gray weather, although it gives the views a darker feel. We took a nice walk around the most natural area of the town. If the weather is good, you can even walk along the river, where many people have even bathed in the summer. But given today's gray sky, we preferred not to risk it because it's easy to fall into the river. The river I'm talking about is the Ombrone, the main stream that runs through Pistoia, a river that crosses the entire province and many towns.
It was also used by paper mills, and those still operating still use it today. In addition to irrigating fields, walking through San Felice we noticed that many homes have vegetable gardens along the river. Despite the bad weather, it was a lovely outing with beautiful views. Now all that's left to do is plan to visit the surrounding towns!
Durante el paseo, adem谩s de la vegetaci贸n y las vistas, lamentablemente tambi茅n se ve la antigua f谩brica de papel abandonada. La mitad de mi familia trabajaba aqu铆 cuando estaba en funcionamiento, dando trabajo a mucha gente. Hoy es una ruina en desuso, y es una pena porque es una gran estructura y podr铆a usarse para much铆simas cosas. Adem谩s de la antigua f谩brica de papel, tambi茅n vemos a lo lejos los diversos pueblos en las colinas. Todav铆a no los he visitado todos, pero tendr茅 que hacerlo porque me parecen pueblecitos muy bonitos. Incluso los peque帽os grupos de casas de San Felice tienen encanto. Muchas son obviamente antiguas, probablemente de estilo rural, mientras que otras son m谩s nuevas, muy bonitas, con jardines preciosos y bien cuidados. Tambi茅n hay antiguas casas de campo con campos colindantes. Esta zona es m谩s monta帽osa que rural, pero conserva elementos rurales. Es muy bonita incluso con el tiempo gris, aunque le da a las vistas un aire m谩s sombr铆o. Dimos un agradable paseo por la zona m谩s natural del pueblo. Si hace buen tiempo, incluso se puede pasear por la orilla del r铆o, donde mucha gente se ha ba帽ado en verano. Pero dado el cielo gris de hoy, preferimos no arriesgarnos porque es f谩cil caerse al r铆o. El r铆o al que me refiero es el Ombrone, el principal arroyo que atraviesa Pistoia, un r铆o que cruza toda la provincia y muchos pueblos.
Tambi茅n lo usaban las f谩bricas de papel, y las que a煤n siguen en activo lo siguen usando. Adem谩s de regar los campos, paseando por San Felice notamos que muchas casas tienen huertos junto al r铆o. A pesar del mal tiempo, fue una excursi贸n encantadora con vistas preciosas. 隆Ahora solo nos queda planear visitar los pueblos de los alrededores!
First picture edited by my phone translation with deepl.