Flavour of the month: the Spanish hamlet (population: 16) that created a hit nude calendar

Even oldest resident, aged 100, strips off in venture aimed at revitalising village in Murcia

For decades they've grappled with a steady exodus as residents set their sights on jobs and opportunities beyond the southern Spanish hamlet. But the dwindling population of Pena Zafra de Abajo may have found a singular strategy to fight back - in essence stripping down to save their town.

When I suggested the idea of a nude calendar, people said, Are you crazy?'" said Lucia Nicolas, who leads the hamlet's residents' association. But I saw it as a way to put ourselves on the map and show off our hamlet of 16 residents."