Maldon truly exists. It's not just the brand of salt that has spread to sixty countries, especially Spain, which is the second largest consumer – England is the first–. Maldon is also a town located in the northeast of London, about sixty-odd kilometers from the British capital. The village seems like something out of a fairy tale, with exposed brick houses, local shops, independent bookstores, pubs where you could spend hours, terraces full of warm light garlands, and a small hotel (The Blue Boar), located opposite the Church of All Saints. A church – Protestant – which is a meeting point for the town, for young and old. The day we visited, grandparents were singing songs in a choir to their grandchildren, who were playing up and down in front of them.