DAS NEST

Rural coliving and residencies in a Galician village

We took an old school in the countryside, fixed the roof, planted a garden and opened it to creators who need a place to think.

A village of 200, a home for 25

A Capela isn’t on the tourist map. That’s the point. You’ll meet more cows than cars, and probably remember our neighbour’s name by day three.

Wake up next to the Fragas do Eume

One of the last Atlantic forests left in Europe starts 7 minutes from our door. Bring hiking shoes. The wild horses don’t care if you forget them, but you will.

The kind of quiet that makes work easier

No traffic, no notifications you can blame. Just fast internet, a long stone table, and the occasional cow mooing during your Zoom call.

WHY WE BUILT THIS?

A few years ago, we kept having the same conversation with friends scattered across Europe: where can you actually be productive? Not a hotel. Not in a city centre full of distractions. Somewhere with a kitchen, a forest, and people worth having dinner with.

So we rebuilt an old stone school in the Galician mountains and called it Das Nest. In German, why not? Because people (like our swallow neighbours) pass through, work on their stuff and usually return. And because the house only makes sense when it’s full of people making things.

WHO ENDS UP HERE?

So far: a Romanian illustrator finishing a graphic novel. A musician from Ireland, pictured here, composing new songs. Two French brothers who helped paint the walls and never fully left.

If you’re working on something; a book, a thesis, an album, a business plan, a career change… and you need four walls, a forest, and strangers who’ll become friends by Wednesday, Das Nest probably works for you.

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Tell us what you’re working on and when you’d like to come. We read every message and reply within a week.

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