🏡✨ Live in a 16th-century Catalan masía.
The experience
🏡 Experience a genuine 16th-century Catalan masía undergoing restoration. In a natural mountain setting, you can help care for the animals, the orchard, and various farm tasks, as well as participate in small restoration projects. In exchange for a few hours of daily help, you’ll enjoy accommodation, shared meals, and the opportunity to immerse yourself in the tranquility, history, and rural life of Catalonia.
What you offer
25 hours of help per week
Farming:
Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Painting & Decorating:
Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
Building & Repairing:
Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Gardening:
Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
What you get
2 days off per week
Private Room:
You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Breakfast:
You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Lunch:
You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Dinner:
You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Free Laundry:
You can use our laundry room freely.
Pick Up:
We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Use our equipped kitchen:
Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Basic Internet Access:
Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Requirements
Intermediate English or Intermediate Spanish
Only welcomes couples and partners (does not accept solo volunteers)
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
Our country house is a historic building from the 16th century that we have been restoring for several years. One floor is already finished, with bedrooms, bathrooms and a large living room with a kitchen, while the others remain under restoration. We want to preserve the traditional essence of the house while adapting it to modern life, using bioconstruction techniques, natural materials and sustainable solutions whenever possible.
Activities & Shift
Tasks at the country house are very varied and depend on both the season and the house's activity. On a day-to-day basis we usually take care of cleaning the home and the stables, meal preparation, care of the animals, attention to the orchard and the fruit trees, as well as milking. At certain times temporary jobs also arise such as cleaning the forest, clearing brush, maintaining the fences, caring for the bees, making artisanal cheeses or collaborating in small restorations of the house. Sometimes we also carry out masonry, electrical, or other projects that we gradually develop, which makes each stay here a different and enriching experience.