Thursday, February 16, 2012

Spain's ghost towns: Built during the boom years but now lying empty... as jobless total tops FIVE MILLION



Spain is steadily becoming a nation of 'ghost towns' - with empty apartment blocks, streets and weed-filled gardens where bustling communities were supposed to move.

Entire housing estates built during the country's boom years have been left abandoned, bricked up and now on sale for almost half their original price.

One such settlement is Sesena, dubbed the Manhattan of Madrid for its towering apartments and proximity to the capital, where 30,000 people were due to live .... Read moe at http://www.dailymail.co.uk