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It can arise in the coffee break with coworkers. That moment when a friend confesses to you how tired he is of life in the big city. And so, spontaneously, the question arises: "Why don't we buy a town among friends?" A fantasy that is now on its way to becoming a reality: only in Spain can you find more than 3,000 abandoned villages ... And for sale.

The crisis of 2008 was the seed of several movements around the world promoting the " less is more " through an incipient but constant movement of urban exodus. In Spain it was translated into entire villages for sale, especially in communities such as Galicia, Castilla y León or Aragón: towns built by former Marquis to welcome their employees decades (even centuries) ago; new generations who barely saw job opportunities between wells and terraces ...

Although everything is said, the purchase and sale of villages by individuals goes back much further: in countries like Italy they have been converting their abandoned villages and towns into beautiful hotels and charming accommodations since the 1980s . A concept baptized with the name of Albergo diffuso.

Without moving from the peninsula, resorts such as Puebloastur in Cofiño ( Asturias ), Ligüerre Wine Tourism in the region of Sobrarbe ( Huesca ) or Couso Galán in Orense are exceptional tourist complexes built in towns and villages condemned for years to oblivion.

WHO GIVES MORE

In Spain , what began as a bargain that ranged around 15,000 euros today is not so much because of the entry of foreign investors from the US, China or Russia: prices start already at 50,000 euros, as can be seen in agencies such as Abandoned Villages, a real estate leader specializing in the sale of villages, country houses and rural complexes.

Here we advance some suggestions for those who want to get off the wheel of the routine and start a project that reconciles them with nature:

  • GALICIA. The Galician community is the most prolific in terms of village sales. For example, a village included in the Biosphere Reserve, in Lugo, formed by 600 m2 useful where six houses, a cellar and panoramic view of the beaches coexist for a price of 84,755 euros. But if what you want is to feel in the eighteenth century, you can also buy a farm with four stone houses in the Ribera Sacra for 70,000 euros. Or buy an old manor house overlooking the Camino de Santiago for 115,000 euros. In Galicia, and even Portugal, you will find many options of villages from three to five houses for prices ranging between 50,000 and 150,000 euros.
  • THE RIOJA. Do you want to plant your own vineyard in La Rioja and live on it? Then you may be interested in a town located 30 minutes from Logroño where there is a church, three farms and a collapsed urban center . Of course, you will have to restore the water tank and expand the light hitch, located 500 meters from the town. The price? 79,000 euros.
  • CASTILLA Y LEÓN. If you agree with family and friends, not far from Burgos you will find a town of 75 houses for sale for 425,000 euros (at 5,666 per person). Or perhaps, better a villa of 4,144 m2 in Zona de Peguerinos (Ávila) with commuter train five minutes in the Sierra de Gredos for 900,000 euros (negotiable). Can you imagine riding that global village of yoga, tranquility and organic food workshops ?
  • CASTILLA LA MANCHA. In Cuenca you can find a town of ten villas with three double rooms, cafeteria-restaurant, paint-ball court and even bullring for three million euros. Although if you prefer Ciudad Real, five kilometers from Armasilla de Alba await you twelve rural houses with capacity for 60 people, orchard, beach bar and dance floor for 899,000 euros.
  • CANARY ISLANDS. Many dream of the eternal summer offered by the Canarian archipelago. And although there is not so much offer, in Gran Canaria you will find options such as a mini - village with four houses and a tropical garden just 10 minutes from Santa Lucía de Tirajana for 380,000 euros. Or better: an oasis in the middle of the Barranco de los Tilos composed of three farms surrounded by lush laurel from 1.6 million euros.

Buying a town is no longer a myth, but a reality to embrace before prices rise. Specifically, up to 10% per year fueled by the growing interest in the idea of ​​a life without cycles or schedules.

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