She who moves her legs moves her heart

I love YouTube. Pseudo-techno-geeks like me think that this stuff of being able to put videos up on the internet is a fabulous idea, and while I know that a lot of people are ready to dismiss YouTube as being a source of dross and idiocy, there's one channel, in particular, that's worth pointing out.

The Fundación de Ferrocarriles Españoles (http://www.ffe.es/) is the main body behind the development of greenways in Spain, and two years ago, they started broadcasting mini-documentaries about the various greenways dotted around Spain. Some of the Vías Verdes aren't very long; some take various days to ride. But almost all of them are gorgeous, and even if you don't speak Spanish, these wonderfully made mini-documentaries are a delight to watch.

So here, in the order that we're going to be doing them, are the Televisión Española- FFE videos of the Vías Verdes that we're going to do. Unfortunately, we don't have online links of all the Vías Verdes that we're going to (they haven't yet posted the videos for VV Sierra de la Demanda or the VV Tajuña), but the ones that you'll see here are just stunning.

Enjoy!

VÍA VERDE DEL PLAZAOLA (March 24th)- Starting from Andoain and riding inland towards Lekunberri:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=tGJnWvI4A3s&feature=user

VÍA VERDE DEL RIÓ OJA (March 30th) - Starting from Haro and riding as far as Santo Domingo de la Calzada (be patient, the video doesn't load particularly well):
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=E96pvF89f1g&feature=user

VÍA VERDE DEL ACEITE (April 16th) - This is the eastern end of the Vía Verde de la Subbética, listed below:
Part One: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=1ozIc5Yow9E
Part Two: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=YIYi5V33qEA

VÍA VERDE DE LA SUBBÉTICA (April 16th and 17th) - Let's agitate to get the route completed all the way through to Puente Genil! Keep an eye open for the town that's in the background at the 3:10 minute mark - that's Luque, where we're going to be staying the night of April 17th.
Part One: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ycIYdMpJMUM&feature=user
Part Two: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=uLIhLp-x230&feature=user

VÍA VERDE DE LA SIERRA (April 20th) - We won't be doing this entire Vía Verde, just going as far as Coripe before climbing and backing around to go to Ronda via the Roman settlement of Acinipo. But this video gives you an idea of how stunning the scenery is around the eastern part of Seville province; we'll be coming in from the east, through the mountains and around Zaframagón.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=lKvrWs3yu5I