A Valencian town is living up to the Spanish stereotype by bringing in a law that ensures each citizen has the right to enjoy an afternoon kip.Between the hours of 2pm and 5pm you will struggle to find anyone in the Valencian town of Ador; the town's inhabitants will have taken to their beds to catch their mandatory forty winks.
"Everything closes between 2pm and 5pm," a town hall spokesman told The Local. "Bars, shops, the swimming pool, everything." It is well-known that taking an afternoon siesta is good for you and it was even scientifically proven in early 2015.
But Ador could be the first town in Spain to actually make taking a siesta obligatory by law. Mayor of Ador, Joan Faus Vitòria, has ordered that that town’s inhabitants stay quiet between 2pm and 5pm. Senor Vitoria wanted to introduce the nap time so that farm workers can have a break during the hottest time of day for the town and expects employers to comply.
However, there’s no penalty for non-compliance, it’s just something he’d like people to adhere to in order to make the town a better place.
"Many people here work in the countryside, so it’s very usual to take a long lunch break and have a siesta after eating." The people of Ador have proudly carried on the practice, cementing the summer tradition into a town custom that they hope to preserve for generations of future nappers.
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