055 - Marnix van Suylekom: Buying an Abandoned Village in Spain

Dec 8, 2023

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Abandoned villages, Agorism, Galicia, Spain, Free Commune of Panadexo, Governance.

Timothy Allen talks with Marnix Van Suylekom

I know that many of you, myself included, have secretly dreamt of buying an abandoned village and turning it into the utopia of your dreams. Well today’s guest has embarked on one such project and I sat down with him recently in Prague….

Marnix Van Suylekom has a grand plan to apply Agorist principals to the rejuvenation of an abandoned hamlet in a picturesque valley in Galicia, Northern Spain.

In this conversation we discuss the lessons Marnix has learnt so far on his journey to source, buy and now begin renovating his abandoned village called Panadexo.

There are lots of great insights and info here on his bottom up approach to the project as well as some chat about life, raising kids and generally finding freedom in your life.

Enjoy the conversation.

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TIMESTAMPS

(0:30) Introduction.
(5:34) Finding abandoned villages.
(9:59) The process of buying an abandoned village in Galicia.
(15:09) What is Panadexo like?
(21:56) How much is land in Galicia?
(25:58) Decentralized decision-making and the bottom-up approach.
(31:39) Problems with small-scale community living.
(37:31) Community governance and conflict resolution.
(42:20) Self-sufficiency and family life in modern society.
(47:57) Children will want to leave home and explore the world.
(52:53) Multi-generational living and community development.
(58:24) What do the locals think of your project?
(1:07:31) Problems with over romanticising this idea.
(1:14:00) What are the other hamlets like nearby?

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