‘It’s about living on what you have’: Four shepherds seek sustainable life in Spain
by Stephen Burgen in Morillo de Sampietro from on (#6HZEV)
The four inhabitants of Morillo de Sampietro, an abandoned village in the Pyrenees, live a simple life
The tiny hamlet of Morillo de Sampietro stands high above a steep, wooded valley in the Spanish Pyrenees. Below is the glint of the Rio Yesa, beyond are the snow-capped peaks of Monte Perdido.
In 1860 Morillo had 76 inhabitants; by 1995 only two remained. Now there are four.
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