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Once upon a time there was a Dutch television program in which the contestants had a mission: to revitalize the daily life of a quiet population of the Alpujarras in Granada, Polopo. Hence the name of the reality show : The Spanish people: Polopos (Het Spaanse Dorp: Polopos, in Dutch).

For six months, five couples saw each other's faces on the RTL4 channel to take the 20,000 euros prize and, incidentally, give life to one of the homeland corners of rural Spain that sees how the number of inhabitants falls every year the census. Not surprisingly, the objective of the contest was clear: revitalize empty Spain through specific proposals. And specifically that of this idyllic spot located on the southern slope of the Sierra de la Contraviesa, which runs parallel to Sierra Nevada.

SUCCESS PROGRAM

And go if they have achieved it, since not only the winning couple will stay to live in Polopos, but the rest also raises it. And countless Dutch tourists visit this town of Andalusian roots since the reality show triumphed on television, with more than 900,000 viewers, according to the local newspaper Ideal. To such an extent that 100 visits have been received in a single day, according to the data of the newspaper.

The contestants of the Dutch reality show in the town of Las Alpujarras.

And all since during the summer the daily adventures of a group of 10 couples were counted for a total of 44 episodes. In each chapter the different contestants analyze the different possibilities of resurgence that the village had, telling the mayor, Matías Gonzaez Braos, and the locals. From creating a dog school to a market. Then the inhabitants themselves had the last word about which regeneration and promotion plan of the town seemed best.

RURAL TOURISM

Moreover, the winners, Wijnand Boon and Thysa Zevenbergen, artists by profession and 42 and 32 years respectively, have decided to use the 20,000 euros of the trophy in raising an artistic residence . The rest of the contestants have also thought about setting up businesses in the town. And even the producers, two young Dutch who respond to the names of Ivo and Koen, believe that it is a good idea to develop a luxury eco-tourism complex in the future, as specified from the RTL4 television channel itself.

The image of the town on Dutch television.

Nature and history do not lack the town to gain adherents, since it has the Tower of Cautor of the sixteenth century, defensive character. It also highlights the Castillo de Baños (18th century), which served as a barracks during the Civil War and where it is planned to build the Interpretation Center of the Defenses of the coast of Granada. And do not forget the

They are considered the true architects of the regeneration of the town, of which even the mayor is grateful and encourages on the website of the City Council to approach the municipality of Polopos-La Mamola to discover its charms as "the climate (of coast or from the inside), its beaches, its gastronomy, its culture and as we are a small municipality, you can perceive how friendly and welcoming its people are . " This is precisely what the Dutch have thought.

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