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Hops from the Órbigo riverside

Turcia, Astorga, León

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Hops from the Órbigo riverside

Food and drink · Turcia, Astorga, León

Image of Turcia, not of the place itself.

The municipality lies in one of the largest hop-producing areas in Spain, the bitter plant that gives beer its character. Its trellises several metres high share the flood plain with the monoculture of sugar beet.

Photo: Guillermo Turcia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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