The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Why foreigners are buying more property than ever in 'empty Spain' Despite the pandemic, some of Spain’s most sparsely populated regions are seeing foreigners buy up more properties than ever before. Here are the places where they’re buying and why overseas buyers are taking an interest in areas that have long been overlooked.  https://www.thelocal.es/20210623/why-foreigners-are-buying-more-property-than-ever-in-empty-spain Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:21:54 +0200 why-foreigners-are-buying-more-property-than-ever-in-empty-spain Crowds take to the streets over 'emptying' of rural Spain At least 50,000 people took to the streets of Madrid on Sunday to draw attention to the emptying of the countryside, a growing issue for rural voters with less than a month to go before general elections. https://www.thelocal.es/20190401/with-spain-vote-looming-50000-march-over-emptying-countryside Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:24:07 +0200 with-spain-vote-looming-50000-march-over-emptying-countryside How Spaniards are helping to save the country’s 4,200 villages at risk of extinction Up to 1,840 of these municipalities scattered around Spain’s interior are undergoing “irreversible depopulation” but some people refuse to give up on them. https://www.thelocal.es/20180709/how-spaniards-are-helping-to-save-the-countrys-4200-villages-at-risk-of-extinction Mon, 09 Jul 2018 12:54:35 +0200 how-spaniards-are-helping-to-save-the-countrys-4200-villages-at-risk-of-extinction