Utility poles in Spain
Wires on white walls
Cables running along white house walls, or concrete poles with a Y-shaped top, are typical of Spain.
- Cables pinned along white-washed walls instead of on poles.
- Concrete poles with a Y-shaped top in the country.
- Steel lattice poles and wooden A-frames on dry land.
15 photos, grouped by the clue they show.
Key clue Wires on walls 11
Key clue Y-shaped top 2
Key clue Wooden A-frame 1
Key clue Steel lattice pole 1
Spain: what its poles look like
In Spanish towns and villages you often see cables pinned along white house walls rather than on poles. Bundles of black wire run from building to building just under the roofs.
Outside the villages, concrete poles with a Y-shaped top are common, and in dry open country you also see steel lattice poles and wooden A-frames.
Wires on walls are typical of whitewashed villages, especially in the south. On the dry central plains and in the countryside, poles run in long lines beside the roads.
Look-alikes: how to tell them apart
France
ArgentinaFrance prefers concrete H-poles with Danger de mort plaques. Spanish-speaking Argentina has wooden poles with long crossarms and very wide streets. Cables on whitewashed walls point to Spain.
Questions about poles in Spain
Why are cables fixed to house walls in Spain?
In many old villages the streets are narrow and the houses touch, so it is easier to run cables along the walls than to put up poles.
What does a Spanish utility pole look like?
Many are concrete with a Y-shaped top. In open countryside you also see steel lattice poles and wooden A-frames.