![]() ![]() We were so tired at this point, so we didn’t walk down to the famous viewpoint, but there were a few places within the town to see the bridge. While we were in the area, we decided to head over to the nearby town of Ronda (only a 30 minute drive north) to see the famous ‘Puente Nuevo’ bridge that Ronda is famous for. There’s things like mini climbing walls and a zipline, but there’s also a few walks that you can do in the mountains nearby too. I can’t believe that I didn’t actually get any photos, but there’s loads of little smurf murials painted around the village, and there’s also a few activities for kids to do in the high season (we visited over Christmas, so most things were shut). It’s said that around 80,000 people visited the village in the 6 months after it was painted in comparison to the 9000 it usually saw a year! It was agreed that the village would be returned to the original white once the promotion ended in December 2011, but due to the increase in tourism to the village and area, the locals held a vote and decided to keep it blue until further notice. ![]() Don’t hurry while being here.The town actually used to be painted white like all of the other whitewashed villages of Andalusia, but as a publicity stunt for the release of The Smurfs movie back in 2011, the village was chosen to be painted ‘Smurf blue’ by Sony España. But at the same time, this place is awesome. Yes, there is nothing else to see here but all blue houses and smurfs. And there are tourists here but not that many so you can get some great “alone time” too. There is no need to do shopping here – this is the place where you just want to walk around. This is the place where you want to just relax and walk around. Like the cat Gargamel that you can see, lurking around in different windows around the village. ![]() There are incredible details that are easy to be missed. We strolled around for hours here, just looking at the buildings and at all the details. This really was like walking into a saga – a real live smurf village. I loved, loved, loved this place and Mini fell in love with it too. But with that said – we are not sure for how long it will be okej for Sony Pictures to let Juzcar be. Sure there are not people dressed like Smurfs walking the streets but there are still statues of the smurfs placed in the village and there are still things that you can buy. And when I talked to the people there no one said that they will be any repainting in the near future. However, that is not the case because when we got there in November (2017), the village was just as “smurfy” as ever. They are not allowed to sell stuff that is connected to the Smurfs and the article said that the village will be painted white again. Not allowed to be called a Smurf Village anymoreīy the end of last year, I read an article saying that Juzcar is not allowed to be called a Smurf Village anymore. So Sony Pictures were now done with their campaign and the village stayed blue. However, the people that lived there (about 200 people) liked the new look so they voted to keep Juzcar blue. The twist must have something to do about royalty fees and stuff because in the beginning, Sony Pictures had promised to paint the village back to white after the campaign. I’m not sure what happened but what I have read – Sony Pictures told the people of Juzcar that they were not allowed to call themselves a smurf village anymore and that they were not allowed to sell items with the smurfs. ![]() Everything was all and well and you could buy memorabilia everywhere. During one period the locals also dressed up like smurfs and walked around. Celebrities flocked to Juzcar and the village also had buses coming with tourists daily. It didn’t take long before loads of people started to visit this place. This place is located not far from Ronda, Spain where the famous bridge is located And then they placed huge smurfs all over the place and the place was reborn. They bought 4 200 liters of blue paint and transformed the village into a blue feast for the eyes. Sony Pictures got an ok to remake Juzcar into the world’s first – and only Smurf Village. It is said that they chose Juzcar because it is famous for its mushrooms and we all know that the Smurfs love mushrooms (and they live in them too). So they found a village – a small village that might look like it would be the perfect smurf village. In order to do that they wanted something big to “make a bang”. In 2011, Sony Pictures wanted to promote their new Smurf movie. Not allowed to be called a Smurf Village anymore.The worlds first and only Smurf Village. ![]()
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