Spain
These 11 places just joined the list of the most beautiful villages in Spain
Briones in La Rioja has been recognised for its beauty. Photo: Víctor Gómez / Flickr
Eleven new towns have just won a coveted spot on the most beautiful pueblos in Spain list.
Spain might be renowned for its costas but it is also home to dozens of quaint little towns just waiting to be explored by those intrepid enough to get off the beaten track.
Eleven new places have just earned a coveted spot in the Association of the Most Beautiful Pueblos in Spain.
The idea to start the association, in 2011, came after the success of its French counterpart and first such group, Les plus beaux villages de la France.
“It is our goal to promote preferably rural and small towns,” the association says on its website.
Town halls can apply for their town to join the list, but only 20 percent make the grade, winning the right to publicize themselves as “one of Spain's prettiest towns”.
To qualify, towns must have a population of under 15,000 and some kind of provable ar..
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