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Albaracine van life
November 09, 2015, 11:31:39 pm
Going for a month a van. A few questions.
Is there a water tap/where?
Is there a toilet block/where?
Where's the nearest super market?

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#1 Re: Albaracine van life
November 10, 2015, 12:02:57 am
Going for a month a van. A few questions.
Is there a water tap/where? Walk past the tourist office then walk down the slope to the left and there's a kids play park. There's a tap there but they turn it off during the winter, there are more taps up in the old village. Take a rucksack to carry the water back.

Is there a toilet block/where? Disgusting hole in floor style toilets here (walk down steps towards carpark); https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@40.409245,-1.4387264,3a,75y,151.24h,75.18t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sUkWQY_RMR_aIrbQKQW37Kg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

Where's the nearest super market? Small supermarket here (40 min drive to Teruel for big shops); https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@40.4083908,-1.4371844,3a,75y,156.65h,92.52t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1Jo2Dj9wKiAtJtJDwTHZrQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

Bakery here; https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@40.4085984,-1.4371219,3a,75y,247.35h,77.82t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sde5eqNJx0O2DDisYJN0FSA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

Butchers here; https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@40.4082734,-1.4374841,3a,75y,303.05h,79.46t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sGrZTtqfLHl_rrdEBoGAikA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

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#2 Re: Albaracine van life
November 10, 2015, 03:41:44 am
Plattsy (on here) is there at the moment - or has very recently been there. Judging by his tweets he's had a great time and its not wall to wall bog roll and turds...

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#3 Re: Albaracine van life
November 10, 2015, 08:05:27 am
Maybe try Albarracin or is Albaracine a new area  ;)

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#4 Re: Albaracine van life
November 10, 2015, 08:29:08 am
Still here and I'm enjoying it. That said the longer I've been here the more I'm seeing bog roll. No turds though as yet. :shrug:
The supermarket in Albarracin sells enough stuff to get by. We've not found ourselves needing to go to Teruel.
The woman in the Tourist Info speaks good English as do the folk in the Sofa Boulder shop.
Pizzeria at Meson del Gallo does very good pizza. We got a discount for being boulderers much to our surprise.

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#5 Re: Albaracine van life
November 10, 2015, 09:57:56 am
Cheers ross amazing info thanks.

Will also have to check out that puzza shop plattsy

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#6 Re: Albaracine van life
November 10, 2015, 03:07:40 pm
Was in Albarracin in October - my friend seemed to struggle with the car park tap water, but I had no problems with it.

Teruel has a Lidl, Aldi and a big Simply (has homeware stuff in addition to food, if required). We did almost all our shopping in Teruel since it was much cheaper than the local supermarket.

Cine Capicol and Cafe del Barrio have free WiFi if you need it.

The amount of bog roll seemed to increase massively after the October bank holiday.

+1 to Mesón de Gallo, would also recommend La Taba for tapas

We were sleeping in the Cabrerizo car park, much preferred it to the main parking as it had a much better vibe

 

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