Thysa and Wijnand Boon were elected honorary citizens bij the people of Polopos in 2019.
Thysa and Wijnand are the founders of Casa 3. They first traveled through Europe in a 40-year-old camper-van recording cooking videos and illustrating childrens’ books. They then found a way to win a house in the Alpujarra by competing in a Dutch reality show. Both had thrown out their televisions fifteen years earlier and were hardly fans of the genre.
Nevertheless, high culture prevailed when they were voted honorary citizens after organizing an art exhibition in Polopos with 30 regional artists participating.
They are still engaged with turning Polopos in an art colony and revitalizing and repopulating the village. Casa 3 is now an artist residence, a cooking studio and a bed and breakfast. Thysa has written and illustrated four children's’ books and Wijnand a cookbook.
They invite everyone to visit, make art, cook and live in Polopos!
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