Going to town is not a bad idea...
We all have a soulmate, but this time it's not about a person. We talk about that moment in which we feel a crush on a destiny, that love at first sight that makes us connect with a place in such a way that we never want to abandon it again. What if you spend your whole life in a city without realizing that happiness awaits you in a village? This website helps you, not only to discover it, but to find the ideal according to your lifestyle.
‘Come live in a town’ it's not just any platform . It is not a compendium of small towns in which to find your next rural getaway, or yes, but it is much more than that. It's a personality test that, as if it were the legend of the red thread, It links you directly to that town where you should spend the rest of your life..
Cangas de Onís is one of the places that appear in 'Come to live in a town'
HOW DOES IT WORK
The pandemic has changed the way many people see things. Many people's outlook on life has been affected by a confinement that made us reflect about how we wanted to spend the rest of our days. And, of course, rural life began to gain points.
We realized that the cities are very good for a frenetic pace, to visit hundreds of museums and thousands of restaurants, to walk through large avenues and attend the best shows, But does quality of life reside in it? Maybe for some yes and for others no, but what is clear is that nature needs our care as much as we need its contact.
Sometimes our body and mind need that 'pause' button. A slow walk through the alleys, overwhelming views of the forest, the usual bar, chats with the neighbors, the absence of public transport and traffic, feeling at home with the whole environment... That is the town. And the absence of that connection with the old ways and with Mother Earth has made for many, the city becomes a prison.
A) Yes, there are not a few who have packed their bags and left aimlessly to experience what they now call the slow-life . However, with a life accustomed to all the comforts and innovations of the urban environment, it is understandable that hard to find that perfect place to combine both worlds.
'Come live in a town' gives you the opportunity to filter your preferences to offer you exactly the destination you are looking for . You choose the province, how far away it is from a city , the population, the bus, train and plane connections , also health, nurseries, schools or sports facilities, even the aids offered and the connectivity (important with the new wave of telecommuting).
Suddenly, the map narrows until it is reduced to a single point, that town that perhaps you did not know existed but that is waiting for you with open arms . Taking into account the crisis that the empty spain , the happiness of that decision is not only for the one who makes it, but also for the one who is going to receive it.
'Come to live in a town' I recommend a destination to your liking.
WHO'S BEHIND
The creative team of this platform had a clear objective: “to be a great showcase that shows these towns and responds to the great fears that an urbanite has to go to the rural environment” , as clarified by its director, Ramon Meadow . He spent five years anchoring the weekend news and then he took to the roads on the back of his Harley Davidson to make a program motorcycle tours in Spain during six years.
It was at that moment that he glimpsed the jewels that our country enclosed in nature, while realizing the terrible fate that awaited them if no solution was found to what he calls, rather than an empty Spain, "Spain in a coma" . “Many think that a town is just a small rural hotel with charm, succulent gastronomy and some horses to take a ride through the mountains. But their true essence, which is the quality of life they maintain, has not been taught ”, revealed Ramón.
Thus, together with Marisa Álvarez, Estefanía Nozal, recording teams that go from town to town and commercial teams, 'Come to live in a town' was born. The web has become a guide, with maps and videos, for hundreds of people that are thinking of moving to the rural environment and that every day grows more, both in applicants and in supply.
THE VILLAGES
Alcaucín, Campaspero, Cangas de Onís, El Burgo, Faraján, La Adrada, A Estrada... The list of towns that make up the platform is, to say the least, extensive, and it does not stop increasing. The team traveled from north to south, from door to door , sharing with its inhabitants the project they had in hand, but now they are the ones who come in search of visibility and new citizens.
Shall we go to town?
To register your town, the only thing necessary is to contribute a small fee , since they do not have aid from any administration. This price has not been an inconvenience for any of the towns that have wanted to participate, which from a population of 200 inhabitants to even 2,000.
And so, the number of towns increases each month until you get ten new ones. With an expansion of equipment and funding, and due to the avalanche of requests they are receiving, as of February this year, there will be 50 new towns that will be added monthly , in addition to incorporating a new tool: a job and housing exchange.
Perhaps this is a golden opportunity if you still lack the final push for leave everything and go live in the village . An à la carte choice, without surprises, according to your preferences and requirements and with a future in which the quality of life is assured . Perhaps it is time for them to stop being relegated to family visits and to turn the tables with the cities. to become our true homes, those from which we should never have left.
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