The owner only wants 260,000 francs for the Salto de Castro. This isn’t a single-family house, it’s a whole village. It boasts a dreamy location and nature in abundance in the Spanish province of Zamora – about three hours’ drive from Madrid.
“The owner dreamed of building a hotel here, but the project was shelved,” Romuald Rodríguez of Royal Invest, who organized the sale for the owner, told the BBC. Property for sale or village is advertised on the Idealista website. The owner writes: “I am selling because I am a city person and cannot maintain the village.” He is apparently over 80 years old, as reported by various media.
Rich in real estate but lacking in residents
According to the BBC, the Seller brought together more than 300 people who expressed interest in buying. Among others from Russia, France and Belgium. The winner of the tender becomes the master or master of 44 apartments, hotels, schools, churches, village swimming pools and also the barracks.
Haken: The village has had no inhabitants for decades. They left the site after completing a nearby reservoir. According to reports, Salto de Castro has been vacant since the 1980s. A ghost village, so to speak.
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There are no abandoned villages for sale in Switzerland yet. However, individual mountain communities in this country are fighting against young people moving to the cities.
A few years ago, Gambarogno’s municipality of Ticino made headlines with rustici at the symbolic price of 1 franc. Sold to date: not a single building, as Blick reported in the summer. The reason: too many unanswered questions, paperwork and long waiting times.
There are also many homes for sale in Indemini TI, where the road to Monti di Sciaga begins. The association “Friends of Indemini” wants to revitalize the village in the hinterland of Gambarogno with various activities.