According to the National Statistics Institute, almost 3,000 villages in Spain have been left abandoned, as their inhabitants struggled to make ends meet during the recession, and left for the city.
- A number of these abandoned Spanish villages have been snapped up by British buyers.
Buyers are paying as little ad £50,000 for these Spanish villages.
The village of Ribeira Sacra is on the market for £75,000. The asking price gets you six houses - all of which need renovation - a warehouse and 32,000 square feet of land.
The village of A Barca in northwest Galicia, is been given away for free to anyone who is willing to invest in bringing it back to its former glory. The purchaser must have a plan to develop the village, and priority will be given to those who will also bring jobs to the community.
- Renovating these abandoned properties is an expensive task.
- A number of the properties are crumbling and rotting.
Many need extensive work before they can be lived in.
Some properties are in better shape than others.
- Inside one of the better abandoned properties.
The bedroom of one of the abandoned properties.
- Another bedroom in one of the abandoned properties.