Spain’s Valencia region has it all—low-key luxury on the coast, vibrant city-center lifestyle and relaxed rural retreats.

Dreaming of moving to Spain? Spain’s rural villages offer breathtaking landscapes, relaxed lifestyles, and affordable homes—an incredible opportunity for expats seriously considering a different life.

This week I’ve been travelling around Aragón in northeastern Spain, visiting some of the people I wrote about in Monocle three years ago for a piece about the fight against rural depopulation. This ...