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Smurf Village: Spanish Town, Juzcar, Painted Blue To Promote Movie (PHOTOS)

Smurf Village: Entire Town Painted Blue For New Movie
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Moorish architecture, sherry, flamenco and the famous beaches along the Costa del Sol are just a few of the attractions in the Andalusia region of Southern Spain.

And now it can add Smurf Village to that list.

On Thursday morning, Júzcar, a small town near Málaga, became the world's first Smurf Village.

Sony, the studio behind "The Smurfs 3D", chose Juzcar as the location for the film's premiere and, to celebrate, painted the town blue.

It took a dozen painters and over 1,000 gallons (4,000 liters) of blue paint to transform the village's historic white buildings into blue Smurf houses.

But don't worry if you missed the premiere. You have until September to visit the Smurf Village. After that, Sony will repaint the buildings back to the original white.

Check out some of the pictures and vote for which ones you think are the most Smurf-tastic!

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Painters paint the facade of a house on Jun 10, 2011 in Juzcar near Malaga, southern Spain. The facades of the houses of Juzcar are being painted blue after Sony chose the village to present the world premiere of the movie The Smurfs 3D. (Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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A general view of the village of Juzcar taken on June 10, 2011 in Juzcar near Malaga, southern Spain. The facades of the houses of Juzcar are being painted blue after Sony chose the village to present the world premiere of the movie The Smurfs 3D. (Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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Painters paint the facade of a house on Jun 10, 2011 in Juzcar near Malaga, southern Spain. The facades of the houses of Juzcar are being painted blue after Sony chose the village to present the world premiere of the movie The Smurfs 3D. (Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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A couple look to a woman dressed up as smurfette in the village of Juzcar, near Ronda, southern Spain, on Thursday, June 16, 2011.The facades of the houses of Juzcar, one of the traditionals white villages of southern Spain, are being painted blue as part of a global promotion for the film The Smurfs 3D. (AP Photo/Sergio Torres) (credit:AP)
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Children eat candy floss while dressed up like smurfs in the village of Juzcar, near Ronda, southern Spain, on Thursday, June 16, 2011. The facades of the houses of Juzcar, one of the traditionals white villages of southern Spain, are being painted blue as part of a global promotion for the film The Smurfs 3D. (AP Photo/Sergio Torres) (credit:AP)
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People walk trough the streets of the village of Juzcar, near Ronda, southern Spain, on Thursday, June 16, 2011. The facades of the houses of Juzcar, one of the traditionals white villages of southern Spain, are being painted blue as part of a global promotion for the film The Smurfs 3D. (AP Photo/Sergio Torres) (credit:AP)
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Houses painted in blue are seen in the village of Juzcar, near Ronda, southern Spain, on Thursday, June 16, 2011. The facades of the houses of Juzcar, one of the traditionals white villages of southern Spain, are being painted blue as part of a global promotion for the film The Smurfs 3D. (AP Photo/Sergio Torres) (credit:AP)
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A woman walks down the street in the village of Juzcar, near Ronda, southern Spain, on Thursday, June 16, 2011. The facades of the houses of Juzcar, one of the traditionals white villages of southern Spain, are being painted blue as part of a global promotion for the film The Smurfs 3D. (AP Photo/Sergio Torres) (credit:AP)
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Children dressed as Smurfs walk on a street of Juzcar during the shooting of the Smurfs 3D on June 16, 2011 in Juzcar near Malaga, Southern Spain. The movie on animated, blue colored and elf-like characters called Smurfs designed by Belgian cartoonist Peyo will have the world premiere in the village of Juzcar. The facades of the houses of Juzcar have been painted blue after Sony chose it for the world premiere of the new movie 'The Smurfs 3D'. (Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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A girl dressed as a Smurf plays with a dog on a street of Juzcar during the shooting of the Smurfs 3D on June 16, 2011 in Juzcar near Malaga, Southern Spain. The movie on animated, blue colored and elf-like characters called Smurfs designed by Belgian cartoonist Peyo will have the world premiere in the village of Juzcar. The facades of the houses of Juzcar have been painted blue after Sony chose it for the world premiere of the new movie 'The Smurfs 3D'. (Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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A boy is dressed as a Smurf on a street of Juzcar during the promotion of the Smurfs 3D on June 16, 2011 in Juzcar near Malaga, Southern Spain. The movie on animated, blue colored and elf-like characters called Smurfs designed by Belgian cartoonist Peyo will have the world premiere in the village of Juzcar. The facades of the houses of Juzcar have been painted blue after Sony chose it for the world premiere of the new movie 'The Smurfs 3D'. (Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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A boy dressed as a Smurf falls near an elderly man as he plays with a dog on a street of Juzcar during the shooting of the Smurfs 3D on June 16, 2011 in Juzcar near Malaga, Southern Spain. The movie on animated, blue colored and elf-like characters called Smurfs designed by Belgian cartoonist Peyo will have the world premiere in the village of Juzcar. The facades of the houses of Juzcar have been painted blue after Sony chose it for the world premiere of the new movie 'The Smurfs 3D'. (Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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General view of the village of Juzcar taken on June 10, 2011 in Juzcar near Malaga, southern Spain. The facades of the houses of Juzcar are being painted blue after Sony chose the village to present the world premiere of the movie The Smurfs 3D. AFP PHOTO / JORGE GUERRERO (Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)

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