Above the village are the almost disused buildings known as Teitos . These are buildings in which shepherds lived during the summer, whilst the sheep and cows grazed the high pastures. There’s a group of these buildings, a Br aña , (branyaa) above Valle del Lago and as a morning ‘stroll’, once the temperature started to increase a little, we went up to have a look. First we climbed to the local chapel, which seemed a little out of sorts with weeds in the wrong places. It has the bell tower so typical of this region, with two bells in an open gable, sometimes with room for a third above the pair of pealers. As usual it was quite a stretch to get up there but the views were worth it and no one else was around, save for a farmer in the signature small 4x4 found in these parts, (Suzuki Jimny or Mitsubishi), ideally suited for getting around on these narrow tracks. These are autumn crocuses, apparently known as naked ladies, as they have no leaves to cover their modesty. They are spri...