Stories, insights, and inspiration from our community of changemakers living in rural Barcelona.
Is coliving really worth it in 2026? Discover the real costs, hidden benefits, and why community living offers much more than simply renting a flat or booking an Airbnb.
Nohemi Gonzalez
Catalonia's small villages have over 16,000 empty homes, yet newcomers can't find anywhere to live. Why it happens, and how to fix it without speculation.
Most colivings close on costs, not demand. How to build a rural coliving business plan that sustains a community: every cost, break-even occupancy and what we've learned at Kalart.
The first days in a coliving can be exhausting or wonderful. The difference depends on you, and even more on how you're welcomed.
Company, association or cooperative? Rent, masovería or use-transfer? A plain-language guide to the legal models for a rural coliving in Catalonia, with links to every official text.
A rural coliving is a community that needs a house, not a property that happens to have residents. The eight steps we'd take again after running Kalart since 2018.
Working from the countryside isn't slowing down. It's shifting from Kronos to Kairos. Why coworking in nature outperforms the urban version.
Coliving and Airbnb can cost the same. The real difference isn't price: it's what happens once you close the laptop.
The packing list for a rural coliving matters less than the inner one. What to bring, and what to ask yourself before you leave.
Specifics, not a brochure: what a rural coliving near Barcelona actually includes, costs, and requires, written for German digital nomads.