A Spanish town warned tourists who make noise complaints not to visit if they “can’t handle” the natural soundscape of rural life.
Ribadesella, a northern coastal town in Asturias, Spain, with an estimated population of 5,700, shared a poster on their Twitter page on August 12 warning tourists that churchbells, roosters, livestock, and tractors are a part of their everyday life.
The poster reads: “Here we have church bells that ring out regularly, roosters that crow early in the morning and herds of livestock that live nearby and at times carry cowbells that also make noise.”
It added: “If you can’t handle all this, you may not be in the right place.”
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“We have to know how to combine tourism with the rural world. If you come to a rural hotel, you have to be aware that it is rural and that this is daily life in the villages,” Sánchez told the the publication.
Ribadesella’s tongue-in-cheek poster campaign was not all negative. It noted that “privileged” visitors who can tolerate the noise will “enjoy the wonderful surroundings and the excellent products made by our fantastic farmers, ranchers or artisans,” The Guardian reports.
It concluded: “Enjoy Ribadesella!”
Representatives for Ribadesella’s tourism board did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.