A village in Spain sells cheap. It is complete, from houses, to churches, schools, swimming pools, barracks.
The village of Salto de Castro is located in northwestern Spain, on the border with Portugal, in the province of Zamora, a three-hour drive from Madrid.
The village was sold for just £227,000 or Rp’s equivalent. 4.2 billion. The village contains 44 houses, a hotel, a church, a school, a swimming pool and a barracks which housed the civil guards.
However, one drawback is the occupants. The village has no inhabitants. The village is empty after being abandoned for more than 30 years. Hence, dubbed the ghost village.
Plans to bring the ghost village to life were mooted in the early 2000s but never came to fruition.
“The owner dreamed of owning a hotel here, but everything has been put on hold,” said Ronnie Rodríguez, of Royal Invest, the firm representing the owner. Mirror.
“He still wants the project to become a reality,” he added.
On the property’s sales website, the owner wrote: “I am selling because I am a city person and cannot manage the inheritance.”
Housing for former employees
Salto de Castro was built by the Iberduero Electric Company for home workers building a nearby reservoir in the 1950s, but fell into disrepair after the project was completed.
Instead, the complex became the target of vandalism. With that condition, the complex was difficult to sell. It is estimated that the renovation of the village will require about 2 million euros or about Rp. 32 billion to fix it.
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