Couple buys their dream holiday VILLAGE in Spain for £290,000: settlement abandoned 50 years ago will be transformed into an ‘eco-village’ according to new Dutch owners
- A Dutch couple has bought a whole Spanish one for just £290,000
- Bárcena de Bureba, 200 kilometers north of Madrid, was abandoned 50 years ago
- The couple now wants to transform it into an ‘eco-village’
A Dutch couple have bought their dream holiday village in Spain for just €290,000 and plan to transform it into an ‘eco-village’.
The couple bought the land on which the abandoned village of Bárcena de Bureba, about 200 kilometers north of Madrid, is located, for just €339,000.
The sale covered the village’s 64 abandoned buildings, which have been left alone for the past 50 years.
The couple bought the entire village from real estate agent Aldeas Abandonadas, after negotiating the sales price of €525,000, a discount of almost 40%.
According to the real estate agent’s listing on its website, the village church, bell tower and rectory are still standing.
The couple bought the land that became the abandoned village of Bárcena de Bureba, about 200 kilometers north of Madrid.
The sale covered the village’s 64 abandoned buildings, which have been left alone for the past 50 years
The couple bought the entire village from real estate agent Aldeas Abandonadas, after negotiating the sales price of €525,000, a discount of almost 40%
According to the estate agent’s listing on its website, the village church, bell tower and rectory still stand
Elvira Fafián, spokesperson for the real estate agents, said she was surprised at the speed with which the sale took place.
“They contacted us because they were looking for something so big, with lots of houses and land, away from the big cities,” she told the Times.
“It didn’t take long for them to check it out. They went straight to Bárcena and they liked it and they took it up.”
She also told the Times that the couple have a long-term plan to transform the village into a green and sustainably managed hub.
They are at the start of a ‘very creative project for the recovery of the village, with the renovation of the houses for both residential and tourist use, and the setting up of organic farming.’
But Fafián admitted the couple have a steep hill to climb if they want their new eco-village to succeed.
“It’s true that the village is in ruins, but they can start by restoring it, as they say: first a house and then, if they can afford it, try to get the whole thing back.”