the real estate market sometimes it surprises with special offers. In a large and depopulated community like Castilla y León, Spain, curious advertisements for sale appear from time to time.
Now, what stands out, or maybe not so much, to be honest, is what offers the ability to do so acquire an entire city. Empty, but with structures like a school or a bar, which one day, many, many years ago, were fully operational.
This is the town called Salto de Castro which is located in the municipality of Fonfría, in Castilla y León. And the price is the same as what a house can cost in a big city, like Madrid or Barcelona: just 240 thousand euros.
In the village there are 44 houses, of which five are independent, but it also has other facilities such as “a bar, a church, a school” and even “an inn with a laundry and a dining room with a project to build 14 rooms”.
In this place there is also an old barracks of the Civil Guard, a swimming pool and sports areas. The city has been abandoned and uninhabited since 1989.
The announcement also reports that since the beginning of the 2000s the village has belonged to a family who wanted to transform Salto de Castro into a tourist village and that, in total, 184 places of rural tourism could be hosted. But, after the 2008 crisis this task became complicated and the family gave up.
Owners of such an unusual property encourage future buyers to acquire Salto de Castro as they could access concessions both the Council and the central government.
The jump of Castro It is on the border with Portugal. Which can be a plus for many potential buyers. It is also 53 km away from the capital Zamora.
Another attraction has to do with its surroundings. The village is part of the Arribes del Duero natural park, a protected natural area. Thanks to this, many people come to enjoy cultural, recreational and educational activities.
Source: Diario de Castilla y León
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