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Help develop our community project a little town in the centre of Catalonia, Spain

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Last activity : 27 Jun 2025

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We are a community project in development.

We offer warm and comfy accommodation in exchange of 3 hours of work 5 days a week (FOOD NOT INCLUDED).

We are located next to Sant Fruitós de Bages, a little town in the centre of Catalonia. Our land is 3 hectares wide with 1670m of constructed area. We have private spaces for everyone, terraces, pool, lots of trees, pool table, music area, cinema room, VR set.
In the house usually there is always between 3 and 6 people either volunteers or people living.
We are surrounded by a commercial area and fields and have a 360 view from the house. There are mountains around for tracking and climbing.

We really appreciate respect values, open-minded people, openhearted... Good vibes.

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Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
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What's this?
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can show you around: Manresa city, forests, ruins.
You can join us trekking, climbing, music jamming, meditating, yoga...
Help
Before and after Winter we would like to create new agroforestry systems. So we need to propagate plants and trees, spread some shredded wood and make a little design :D
Other tasks are gardening and caring for our orchard, cooking, general maintenance.

In the community we share some activities you can join like climbing, jam sessions, yoga, volleyball, dancing and eventual celebrations...

Thanks! :)

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Languages
Languages spoken
Catalan: Fluent
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Beginner
Italian: Beginner
This host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Shared room with own bathroom and beds.

We offer food but is not included in the exchange, we ask 5€ daily to get the groceries and cook a veggie diet for everybody. As an alternative you can also get your own food and use our kitchen to cook for yourself.

Everyone can serve it’s own breakfast with house’s food. (veggie diet).

Also Included: Wifi, hot water, electricity & bedding.
What else ...
- We have bikes, you can go walking to the town Sant Fruitós de Bages or by bus or bike to Manresa (2km away).

- Please bring natural products (shampoos, conditioner, bodysoaps...) as all water from sowers and toilets goes back to Nature.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Can host digital nomads
we have good internet connection with Wi-fi and a space for coworking with tables and chairs.
Space for parking camper vans
we have a big space to park
Can possibly accept pets
Dogs are welcome but we ask the owner to take care that the dog doesn't disturb the fauna of the area. we have a cat :)
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets

Host ref number: 679849256967

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11 Feb 2025

Left by host for Workawayer (Lani)

Sharing our space with Lani was wonderful. He is a very attentive person and is able to actively listen to other people and is open for the joy of life. He is very responsible and diligent at work and he is openminded to try different things and has sense of humor.
I really enjoyed his stay here and he helped me out a lot with painting and… read more

(Excellent )

28 Dec 2024

Left by Workawayer (Lani) for host

Axel has created a very caring, positive and welcoming space for volunteers. It feels much more like a big family of friends and the work is very fair and reasonable. The accomodation is very comfortable even in Winter the place was always warm inside. Cooking is a shared task and in general there is good healthy nutritious food and there is… read more

(Excellent )

19 Oct 2023

Left by Workawayer (Asoka) for host

This is a very late feedback post, but i thought it was still worth posting for future workawayers and Axel.

I joined in on this workaway back in May for 2 weeks and it exceeded all of my expectations as my first workaway experience. I was picked up from Manresa (which was easy to get to from Barcelona) and I immediately felt welcomed by Axel… read more

(Excellent )

25 Jun 2023

Left by Workawayer (Laura) for host

I had a fantastic experience staying at Axel's place. Two weeks were definitely not enough. :) The highlight for me was being with other people from all over the world and getting to know them and their culture. One of the best things I got to experience there was Morning Circles and all the activities we've done together! Axel does an amazing job… read more

(Excellent )

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11 Feb 2025

Left by host for Workawayer (Lani)

(Excellent)

28 Dec 2024

Left by Workawayer (Lani) for host

(Excellent)

19 Oct 2023

Left by Workawayer (Asoka) for host

(Excellent)

25 Jun 2023

Left by Workawayer (Laura) for host

(Excellent)

12 Jun 2023

Left by Workawayer (Pablo) for host

Ser parte de este espacio ha sido maravilloso. Las mil cosas por explorar y aprender y la calidez de Axel y su entorno, hicieron que me sienta como en casa y al mismo tiempo en un lugar lleno de cosas por descubrir. Los trabajos son un muy buen equilibrio entre los intereses y habilidades de les voluntaries (o lo que se desee aprender a hacer) y… read more

(Excellent)

12 Jun 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Pablo)

Pablo es una persona encantadora con la qual es un placer compartir estos casi dos meses de experiencias, tareas y fantásticas conversaciones. Estaba dispuesto a hacer todo tipo de tarea, desde diferentes tareas de huerto y jardinería, cocina, colocar un cañizo alrededor de la finca o incluso lidiar con aguas pantanosas para hacer un surco (y… read more

(Excellent)

5 Jun 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Yamila Belen)

Having Yamila as a volunteer was lovely, she adapted very fast to the place and cooked delicious lunches for us all, she was eager to do all kind of tasks from gardening to construction and arts and she is very open and full of good energy. Thanks for sharing this time and I wish you the best in your journey, hope to see you soon :)

(Excellent)

23 May 2023

Left by Workawayer (Yamila Belen) for host

El mejor voluntariado que hice! Axel es una muy buena persona y fue muy lindo compartir con el y el resto de la comunidad el tiempo que estuve ahí. Es un lugar para aprender mucho y desarrollarse divirtiéndose y pasándola muy bien al mismo tiempo.
Más allá de un voluntariado, se formó un grupo muy bonito :)
Muchas gracias 💖

(Excellent)

22 May 2023

Left by Workawayer (Nadja & David) for host

Sorry to write so late. We haven’t forgotten you! That time with everybody is unforgettable anyways :)

We had the best time at Axels place. It was the right time at the right place with the right people. We shared a lot of silly and meaningful moments, had lots of fun, deep conversations, went out for drinks, bouldering, dancing and so on.
Axel… read more

(Excellent)

10 Jan 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Nadja & David)

Nadja and David are are both lovely people.

Sharing music, food, tea, laughs and experiences with them was wonderful, to the point that even after the stay we met a couple of times to catch up.

As for the tasks as volunteers, they adapted to different king of work and both were always open and energetic to try new works and to find ways to… read more

(Excellent)

21 Apr 2023

Left by Workawayer (Maria Clara) for host

Is hard to write what everything means to me! Was my first workaway experience, and couldn't be better. The house is really amazing and beautiful, very confortable to stay, also nice to share with people, cooking, playing games, make art, music etc. Quite peaceful. The outdoor space is incredible, a lot of nature, nice garden, crazy view. Axel is… read more

(Excellent)

16 Jan 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Maria Clara)

Having Maria in the place was so much fun, since the first day she brought a playful and humorous energy that made the whole group feel like we new each other for longer. Maria has the ability to share laugh and passion with the people around her. we shared some nice moments, coffees, games, dances and memories together that will stay :)

As for… read more

(Excellent)

11 Mar 2023

Left by Workawayer (Lola) for host

What can I say about Cabanyals ?

If you're looking for a place where you can express your creativity, where you can meet great people and live in a collective way of thinking, that's your place !
I arrived there without any plan and finally stayed one month. Thank you all and especially Axel for making this place a little cocoon project for the… read more

(Excellent)

24 Nov 2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Jesse)

Sharing roof and time with Jesse was a delight. He brought light and and open and curious mind and heard to the house and we danced together, he lead us into some yoga practice and cooked some delicious food. he talked with a lot of enthusiasm and love that shared with us in everyday live. He has a very nice choice of words while chatting that… read more

(Excellent)

11 Apr 2022

Left by Workawayer (Niels) for host

What an experience this was! It was amazing on so many levels and I will remember it for the rest of my life because this place and the people I met, have taught me so much, and I felt so much love. When I came to the place I couldn't believe my eyes how big and beautiful it was. I had a really warm welcome from Axel and Gabi on the first night… read more

(Excellent)

14 Mar 2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Niels)

It was great to share the experience with Niels, he is a carrying, open and full of love person who always finishes the food that you put on his plate ;)

I would really recommend Niels for hand-working jobs such as wood work or garden work as he has always nice Ideas of how to implement things or how it could be done to be useful and pretty. Also… read more

(Excellent)

14 Mar 2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Felix)

From the first message we received from Felix in the workaway "message box" we already knew it would be good for the house to have him around, and we were actually right.

He is a mindful and caring soul and I enjoyed all the conversations I had with him. He brings consciousness to the group (which is very helpful from a host point of view as… read more

(Excellent)

28 Feb 2022

Left by Workawayer (Felix) for host

Phew, what a time I had at Axel‘s! I spent 4 weeks there and I had a really good experience.

The place is a huge compound with both a big house and garden. In my time there we were between 3 and 11 workawayers so you get the idea of the place‘s capacity to house people :) there are three double rooms and then there’s another dorm-like space… read more upstairs. Plenty of space for campervans also.

We worked from 9-13 Monday to Friday and the mission is basically to renovate the house and prepare it for community living. Most of it is easy work, sometimes it’s more physical. I was involved in building some stairs to the compost, painting pillars, assembling IKEA stuff, sanding and varnishing wooden things, cleaning of course, cracking walnuts and many other smaller or bigger tasks. The main thing to mention here is that you don’t really need any kind of expertise whatsoever but really you’ll have the opportunity to try and learn stuff (like for me with the stairs - I’d never done that before!). Of course if you’re handy and bring experience in carpentry or something else that doesn’t hurt but it’s not at all a requirement.

On workdays lunch is shared (1-2 people cook during their work hours) and for the other meals you can totally do your own thing or team up with others depending on your preference. Big shoutout to Axel for keeping the space mostly vegetarian/vegan. I was the only vegan person there and still it was no discussion at all that the shared meals are at least partly vegan. I don’t take this for granted at all. A note on food: Axel in an astonishing generosity provided loads of high quality food, much of it organic and local, that you/everyone can use. If you want to buy extra stuff for your own, there’s a Carrefour supermarket just 10-15 minutes by foot.

The rest of the day after work and the weekend is free and you can really co-create here. Some people (including me) had some online work to do sometimes, but most of the time if you feel like company you will find it. There’s instruments, a pool table, a swimming pool, a VR set, a cinema room, a huge garden, slackline set, a ping pong table (improvised). So plenty of opportunities. However you’ll also find enough time and space for yourself if needed. In the free time also we did cool stuff like hiking in the nearby mountains, going to the climbing gym, going to the movies for example. You can reach Barcelona in 60-90 minutes by train from nearby town Manresa, where someone will usually be able to give you a lift to.

Overall there was this beautiful atmosphere of acceptance and tolerance. There is a lot of mutual respect for people‘s ways of living which I really appreciate. Axel really cares for the living environment everyone creates and shares and especially when it comes to in-house communication and also cleaning there were still some bumps in the road, which I think is perfectly understandable in the very early stage of the project. Just know that you’ll share a kitchen with up to 10 other beings so things MIGHT get messy sometimes. Communication and self-awareness are key :)

The surroundings of the house are not necessarily the most appealing since it’s mostly a commercial area but you can reach quiet areas by foot in like 20-30 minutes if you go for a walk. There are also bikes you can use for longer adventures.

Overall all I can say is that this is such a lovely project and place with beautiful souls meeting, learning and growing there.

I‘m super grateful to have made this experience and can totally see myself coming back some time :)

Big thanks to Axel, Gabi and all my beautiful fellow workaway people ❤️

Love love love :)

(Excellent)

10 Feb 2022

Left by Workawayer (Balázs) for host

It was my first workaway, which turned out to be such a great experience. Axel and Gaby were both really nice and I was happy to work with them. The project is amazing, I'm thankful that I could be a part of it. I collected good memories and I've met so many good people and find a new passion in bouldering, that I'm gonna continue in the future.… read more

(Excellent)

28 Nov 2021

Left by Workawayer (Rachelle) for host

I stayed at Axel’s amazing place for a week and me and my dog really loved it! It was unfortunate that I had the flu that week and I didn't feel like I could give it my all at work, but he and his lovely family never judged me by that and still made me feel really welcome. They were new to workaway, but I think they did a very good job to make… read more

(Excellent)

9 Nov 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Rachelle)

Rachelle is a very har worker, she was mainly painting some light posts in the land and found solutions for any obstacles she encountered, she did a very detailed job and payed a lot of attention on how to do it correctly. thanks for your energy and direct communication. Also, the fact that she brought her dog companion Jacks (I hope I write it… read more

(Excellent)

27 Nov 2021

Left by Workawayer (Bob) for host

From the first moment I walked in the energy and happiness from the community came into me. Axel and Uri spend a lot of time making sure you feel at home. In the 3 weeks I stayed here they showed me the nice places around and every night we did something fun!

There is enough time and space to explore yourself and the amazing place.

What a… read more

(Excellent)

18 Nov 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Bob)

Bob Bob Bob! Good Good Good!!! Thanks a lot for you staying here. We learned so much from you! From fist day you join to my meditation hour; it was amazing and gave me strenght to continue!
Thanks for all the project of the orchard you decide it to bring to us, it will be very important in the present and future of this comunity.
Hope you enjoy… read more

(Excellent)

20 Nov 2021

Left by Workawayer (Leda) for host

During my stay in the community, another workawayer said "this is a lot more than a workaway", and I cannot find a better way to describe my experience here. I remained almost three weeks with Axel, Uri and other workawayers, and I kept asking if I could extend my stay because I felt so welcome and happy in the house and its beautiful land.

The… read more

(Excellent)

18 Nov 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Leda)

Leda :) Thank you so much for all the help and for your loooooovely energy. Of course thanks also for the yummiii italian dishes you prepared for us. Orchard looks amazing, thanks for joining Bob's team! :P
See you soon, i'm sure about :)

(Excellent)

18 Nov 2021

Left by Workawayer (Alex) for host

I spent a week in this project, sharing together with about 6 more people plus some that came for shorter visits. The work consisted on painting a room and varnishing a dog shed, as well as some community activities like cooking. It's been an interesting experience for me, and I'm glad to have been a part of it :). I appretiate the people I've met… read more

(Excellent)

18 Nov 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Alex)

Hey Alex! Hope you are having a nice trip. Quiet and introspective but enjoying to share (we remember the souce you did last day). Was nice to have you around helping with painting and all was needed. Hope we see each other again and share more :)

(Excellent)

18 Nov 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Clementine)

Thank you Clementine!!! Loooveely xD Thank you for you help and for being here with us sharing all your love. You are the painter number 1 of Can Cabanyals. Also thaanks for the super calendar you did, we are doing everything and no missing any activity hahaha Very glad you enjoyed the time with us and to appear in one of your profile pics :P. I'm… read more

(Excellent)

9 Nov 2021

Left by Workawayer (Clementine) for host

The best place with the most beautiful people! It is hard to put into words but we made such an amazing community in such a short time. The work is not difficult (4 hours starting around 8.45am) and tasks are shared between everyone over breakfast, with people bringing new ideas and suggestions. All meals are together with everyone helping cook… read more

(Excellent)

18 Nov 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Amelie & Axel)

Hey Amelie!! We will miss you so much. I (Uri) will miss our singing moments and we all will miss to have a draw artist like you in the comunity. Thanks for all the help in the orchard and with the amazing signs you did.
I'm sure we will see each other again. Enjoy Portugal and sun :)

(Excellent)

18 Nov 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Sacha)

Hey Sacha!! Hope you are enjoying Mexico. Look arround maybe I'm also there in any moment hahaha
Thanks a lot for sharing so much with us, Ioga, Meditation, Dancing and very good talks. And thanks for help me in the creation of this wonderful cinema room (and dancing; and yoga; and whatever we imagine) and for being my electrical assistant… read more

(Excellent)

18 Nov 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Léandre & Selma )

Hey Léandre! Hope you are having a nice travel. We miss you here your crazy enthusiastic energy. Hope you join us again. Thank you for your nice work and proposals :) See you soon!!

(Excellent)

18 Nov 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Benito)

Thank you Till!! You were our first workaway and from that point we follow your advices and we had amounts of workawayers :P
Thanks a lot for your help and being very involved in the project.
Hope you come again to play basketball together!!
See you nex year :)

(Excellent)

6 Oct 2021

Left by Workawayer (Benito) for host

Was an honor for me to be the first ever workawayer here :)
I liked the spirit of the place - the freedom and possibilities I had concerning both free time and work.
As the community and workaway are just starting during my stay it could happen to be with a lot or just a few people - but i liked the combination and I expect that the house comes… read more

(Excellent)

18 Nov 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Marina)

It was wonderfull to be sharing with you. Not for long time but enough to feel your enthusiastic energy! Hope we see each other again. Thank you for helping us so much and hope you come again sometime :D

(Excellent)

17 Nov 2021

Left by Workawayer (Mary) for host

It was so much fun to be part of this community, I enjoined every minute there also when I was working and also when we were all doing some activity together. Thank you so much for the care and the friendship!

(Excellent)

17 Nov 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Mary)

Wonderful to have you with us Mary! Your help was very appreciated and your vives to this comunity. Orchard signs looks amazing. Hope you join us again, have a good trip!!! :D

(Excellent)

9 Nov 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (roromtl)

Sharing the house with Romain was very nice, he is a respectful person with a lot of energy and even thought the polishing work that he did was not easy, he was looking for different ways to do it and putting effort in it to be succesful.

thanks for your help and hope to see you soon.
wish you the best in your life journey.

(Excellent)

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