But as long as people can legally live in Spain, and are willing to declare Letur as their official residence, he says they are welcoming of all nationalities. García Osío admits the international attention has taken them by surprise, as the original intention was to attract Spanish nationals or those already with Spanish residency. It hasn’t taken long for news of the program to spread: launched in July, five of the 10 houses are already occupied. The first step is reaching out via their website,. “As long as people continue to telework and fulfill all their requirements, they can stay 10 or even 20 years,” he says. The deal is open to anyone who works remotely and García Osío and the village’s other inhabitants are hoping that their new neighbors will eventually come to think of Letur as home. The stone buildings of Letur with their colorful flowerboxes © How to work remotely in Letur, Spain The hope is that the arrival of new residents will ensure that key services such as the school and the doctor’s surgery remain open in the village. “We want to give people who are tired of living in cities a ready to move into a home with furniture, appliances, everything that a family needs to enjoy a pleasant life here,” Carlos García Osío of El Cantero di Letur, the Letur-based organic dairy farm behind the initiative, told Lonely Planet. Plans are also underway for a co-working space with high-speed internet connection nearby. The rural village of Letur, perched at the edge of a rocky plateau in the Sierra del Segura region in southeastern Spain, is betting big on digital nomads being a lifeline for its waning population of 900.Ī new initiative, Repuebla Letur ( repopulate Letur), is offering remote workers the chance to live in one of ten newly-built and fully furnished two-and three-bedroom apartments in the center of the village for rents of between €340 and €450 a month, excluding utilities.
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