old abandoned building in alto mijares, spain

25 May 2023
Abandoned stone building above an old aqueduct.
Abandoned stone building above an old aqueduct.

An old, abandoned, stone building in a beautiful peaceful place - you know I'm hardly likely to just walk past that without wanting to sketch it!

This one is built alongside an old aqueduct (sadly no longer with water) and there's a little bridge of the canal. There's a little intro video of this scene in the post after this one, to give a little background of the place.

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