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Bárcena de Bureba is an ideal place to live, whether you're considering it for a permanent residence, a vacation home, an escape from the dark winter months in northern countries, or a retreat for digital detox and mental clarity.

Regardless of your reasons, if you're interested in our project, there's a place for you here. Ardbol offers 65 plots of land on which houses can be built. We provide water, energy, and sewer services. To facilitate your investment, there are several options. The cheapest will be a 20-year lease for the plots, ensuring that you have all your needs covered with a single payment.

You have the option to construct your own house; we provide the space, expertise, and tools necessary to do so. Alternatively, you can enlist our services to build it for you.

Please refer to the images below for an overview of all available plots.

Here an overview, below there are two images which are zoomed in.

 


The north part



South part next to the church.


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  1. AnonymousAugust 29, 2024 at 12:47 PM

    Great project. Would you please refer me to more detailed info in order to buy a plot?

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    1. tibiNovember 2, 2024 at 8:33 PM

      yes please sent us an email at maaike@ardbol.es

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  2. RafaelAugust 29, 2024 at 3:06 PM

    is there a way to have a better idea of what these plots look like, including prices? Thanks

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    1. tibiNovember 2, 2024 at 8:33 PM

      yes please sent us an email at maaike@ardbol.es

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  3. AnonymousNovember 4, 2024 at 5:13 PM

    You lease the plot for 20 years, so whatever you are building, a shed.. a villa.. you'll never be able to say it's yours, let alone sell it - because the whole village remains your property, is that correct? It doesn't really motivate :-/

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    1. tibiOctober 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM

      The contract is setup so you are the owner. The 20 years we need to keep to energy network running. But you are the owner of the contract and anything on it and can sell it.

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  4. the BeuselaerNovember 18, 2024 at 3:17 PM

    "as we need to provide you whit energy and clean water." How do you guys see that take shape? I reckon there is no electric grit in the area, so do you lean towards a mini-grid? When you talk about providing services like this, what are the thoughts on sewage?

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  5. the BeuselaerNovember 18, 2024 at 3:36 PM

    "You have the option to construct your own house; we provide the space, expertise, and tools necessary to do so. Alternatively, you can enlist our services to build it for you." Are all the ruins registered as houses, or some as stables? It looks like most are a total rebuild... Are you in the process of setting up a local building company or do you work with/ have a network of local builders?

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  6. tibiNovember 30, 2024 at 10:31 AM

    Hi. So we will build an energy mini grid indeed. We have already 35 solar panels and will add more with every new person joining using the funds from the lease.
    We will also to some form of sewage and clean the water to reuse it. We will have a filter system for cleaning and a pond for storing water.

    We will build our selves and we have connection. It could very well be a building person or small company will join the project.

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