It is intriguing to see how people appropriate those old and seemingly ordinary technologies and create new uses and meanings that go beyond their material function. Some granaries are still used to dry crops, but also wooden logs or laundry. Flowers and plants highlight their aesthetic character of the granaries, which were traditionally adorned with different decorative carvings, painted patterns and geometric motifs. Some are used to park historical horse carts or modern cars under or as a storage for agricultural tools or children’s toys. A few granaries have been electrified. A cat is sleeping on the balcony. People further renovated granaries as village houses or holiday bungalows to receive tourists, while others serve to advertise this, local events, walking routes or other things. In a little village exhibition made by neighbours, I found a small model of the hórreo together with a plough and a typical haystack, which to me revealed a pride in rural life. Later in the city, I encountered a plastic prototype of a granary that was placed next to the design of a modern house. The granary appeared to inspire, contextualize and market the design of regional architecture. These creative new uses made me think of a quote that I found along the pilgrim’s route: “The extraordinary is on the way of ordinary people”.