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| Murtas Main square - sometimes the hustle and bustle can be overwhelming...but you will find a Chemist, two general grocer's stores and a Baker's here, so appearances can be deceptive. |
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Shopping -
Murtas is the nearest village - and fine for day to day bits and pieces.
Lovely fresh bread, for instance, is available at the Panaderia (Baker’s) which is just off the main church square.
On first arriving in Murtas, you may find it difficult to believe that there’s actually anything available, since they are so used to not seeing outsiders that they feel everyone local knows where the shops are, and therefore there’s no point putting signs up to advertise the fact!! However, on closer inspection, we have found two shops, plus the Panaderia....and there may still be more to to discover!!
The first general grocer’s is on the right of the Church square, standing with your back to the Church. You can see it on the left of the above picture, with the red sign above the door – and inside an aladdin’s cave of assorted goodies. The lady who runs this shop speaks no English, but is extremely pleasant, and pointing and miming are often the order of the day. Fruit is available here.
The second shop, more a general store, but selling foodstuffs too, is about 30m along from the first, across that little footbridge you see on the right of the picture. Again, no English, but in our experience, always ready to try and help.
Finally, if you follow the path down under the “footbridge”, you come to the Baker’s (Panaderia) where you can get fresh bread every morning...
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