The Siesta in Spain

Joann grew up in adod, a tiny town in the spanish region of valencia. Farmers like joanne's family had to wake up early to beat the summer heat. They worked until the intensity of the sun made it impossible to keep going. It often reached as hot as 90 degrees fahrenheit, or 30 degrees celsius. And that's when they would take a siesta. Nowadays, many parts of spain, especially the south, still abide by the custom of the siesta. In big cities like madrid and barcelona, however, the siesta isn't observed as firmly - some places it's disappearing altogether.