#juzcar

In 2011, to promote The Smurfs movie, Sony temporarily painted the traditional “pueblo blanco” town of Juzcar, Spain, to a bright blue. Though it was meant to be a temporary publicity stunt, the change significantly boosted tourism in the area. The residents were so happy with the increase in tourism that they voted to keep their village blue permanently. [1, 2] Photo : Walimai.photo / flickr

Not far from Ronda is Smurfville (aka Juzcar). The location was used as the location for the debut of the film. The locals liked the blue houses so much they have never changed them back to white. #juzcar #smurfs #smurfsvillage #blue #visitspain #vanlife #vanlifevirgins #vantravel #picoftheday #photooftheday #samsungs22ultra #followme #mobilephotography #mobile #cheerfulheartphotography (at Júzcar, Andalucia, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoUGyjgocLl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Juzcar

Did you know that #Juzcar was one of the #WhiteTowns of #Andalusia? Everything changed in the #spring of 2011, when all the #buildings in town (even the church) were #paintedBlue to celebrate the premiere of #theSmurfs movie. In December 2011, #SonyPictures offered to repaint the town in white. Citizens voted to leave the #buildingspaintedblue, as the before unknown town, became famous and attracted 80,000 tourists after the repainting in only 6 months! A #not-to-miss visit in the surroundings of Ronda. - ¿Sabías que Júzcar es uno de los #pueblosblancos de #Andalucía? O lo era. Todo cambió en la #primavera de 2011, cuando todos los edificios se pintaron de azul para celebrar el estreno de la película #Lospitufos. En diciembre del mismo año, Sony Pictures ofreció devolver el blanco a la ciudad. Sin embargo, los vecinos optaron por dejar sus casas pintadas de azul, ya que el #pueblecito antes desconocido, había atraído a unos 80,000 #turistas en solo 6 meses. #visitaobligada en los alrededores de #Ronda - #OMGG #OhMyGoodGuide #travel #andalusian #tour (en Júzcar, Andalucia, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/BteQWljlYj3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=u83bl5uzp1a5

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