I live in Galicia (Spain), near some of these villages. I've been to some of them personally and they are beautiful. Creating a tech community in one of them has crossed my mind several times.<p>Positive:<p>- Calm and beautiful places, surrounded by hills, forests, rivers... a good place to think and to develop new ideas.<p>- Affordable houses and terrains.<p>- Galician goverment gives money and help if you want to move in.<p>- Airports nearby, London is 3-4 hours away by plane.<p>Negative:<p>- Most of these buildings are in ruins.<p>- Poor infrastructure or none at all: you'll miss water, electricity and phone lines. No mobile communications, for sure. Phone companies don't help much either.<p>- Roads that lead there are often difficult and dangerous.<p>- No other villages or cities are close, so no hospitals, supermarkets or other services nearby.<p>Hope this helps.