Spain's disappearing towns

Robriguero is just one of the many small towns in Spain. Very few young people live in these towns as they all have gradually moved to bigger cities for more and better opportunities. This of course begs the question: what will happen to these pueblos as the residents slowly die off?

Well, they simply stop to exist. There are already some towns where there is nothing and no one but empty houses. Although places like Robriguero fill up during summer months when families visit their pueblos and families, or spend time in their second homes, it's hard not to imagine that one day this quaint quiet town of thirty will one day disappear as well.