Some people called and complained about the barking of the donkey. Other tourists called officials in the 5,700 village of Ribadesella in northern Spain to inform them of the mess left by the stray cows.
“Last week, we had a lady who called us three or four times on her cock waking her up at 5 AM,” said Ramón Canal, the mayor of Ribadesella. “She told us that we must do something.”
The officials acted immediately. However, what they came up with might not satisfy the complaining tourists’ hope: a witty poster campaign calling on people in the city to “take all the risks of rural life.”
“Here, we have church bells that ring regularly, roosters crowing early in the morning, herds of livestock living nearby, and sometimes cowbells that make noise.” Look at the poster It has been in town in recent days.
“If you can’t handle all of this, you may not have come to the right place,” it added.
The mayor said the purpose is to bridge the sometimes huge gap between urban and rural life Spanish Broadcasting Corporation Antena 3. “People need to realize that milk is not in cartons, but from cows. You have to feed and maintain them.”
Deputy Mayor Louis Sanchez said that the idea for the poster came from a village in southern France. About two years ago, Saint-André-de-Valborgne, with about 400 people, Against grumpy urbanites The poster warned that the area would ring church bells, the jingle of cow bells, and the crowing of roosters.
Sanchez said that in Ribadesella, complaints were limited to a very small number of tourists. But officials seized the opportunity to show residents their position on this issue. “It’s normal to hear a rooster crowing at night,” Sanchez said The newspaper La Voz de Asturias. “If you come to a country hotel, you must know that this is everyday life in the country.”
The poster is more than just a warning to tourists. For those who are eager to hug roaming sheep and roosters to wake up the phone, Ribadesella’s poster expresses a warm welcome. “On the other hand, if you are one of the privileged who can afford all this, you will enjoy the wonderful environment and the quality products made by our outstanding farmers, ranchers or craftsmen,” it added. “Enjoy Ribadesella!”
