Can Buch

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Can Buch

Restored by a man who knew exactly what he was doing and refused to rush.

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LocationLa Garrotxa, Girona

Setting17th-century restored farmhouse

StyleFarmhouse (3 rooms + whole-house)

CapacityUp to 6 guests

OpenApril – October

Pricefrom €245 / night

A 17th-century farmhouse restored by its architect owner over six years — stone and reclaimed timber, a natural stone pool, and a total absence of unnecessary comfort.

The place

Restored by a man who knew
exactly what he was doing
and refused to rush.

Gerard Bofill bought Can Buch in 2009. He had spent fifteen years as an architect in Barcelona, working on restorations of historic buildings, and he wanted to apply everything he'd learned to something he owned. The farmhouse had been empty for thirty years. It took six more before he was satisfied.

The result is a house that shows its age without apologising for it. Original stone walls. Reclaimed chestnut beams. A kitchen built around a 19th-century hearth. Three rooms, available as individual lets or as an exclusive whole-house booking for groups of up to six.

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What's included

Breakfast provisions

Natural pool access

Garden & terrace

Free parking

WiFi

Linens & towels

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Farmhouse (3 rooms + whole-house)

17th-century restored farmhouse

La Garrotxa, Girona

Gerard Bofill

Architect & restorer · La Garrotxa

Meet the hosts

Gerard, an architect who turned his life's work into a place to stay

Gerard still works as an architect — he's based at Can Buch and uses the ground floor as his studio when guests aren't visiting. He's available most mornings for conversation, and genuinely interested in talking about the restoration, the landscape, and the philosophy behind both.

"I didn't build Can Buch for the market. I built it to prove that you can restore something with total honesty — no veneers, no shortcuts — and people will feel the difference the moment they walk in."

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What you'll find

Architecture as sustained meditation

Every element of Can Buch was chosen slowly and on principle. The stone came from the original walls. The timber came from the oak forests nearby. The furniture was made by a craftsman in Olot who studied the original pieces in Catalan farmhouses from the same period.

A natural pool carved from the hillside

Gerard built the pool himself over three summers. It is filled by a natural spring, filtered by aquatic plants, and maintained without chemicals. The water is cold until July and warm through September. It is surrounded by nothing but the forest.

One host with one vision and no compromises

Staying at Can Buch means entering someone's very considered world. Gerard has opinions about breakfast, about architecture, about what a room should contain and what it shouldn't. Those opinions are the reason the house is what it is.

Mornings on the terrace

Breakfast comes as provisions, cooked on your own time. The garden and terrace stay open all day, and the Garrotxa's volcanic trails start beyond the gate — forty cones, twenty-eight lava flows, and beech forests that swallow sound.

Guest words

"I'm an architect. I've stayed in many 'designed' places. Can Buch is not designed — it's resolved. There's a difference, and it's enormous. Everything there exists because it belongs there."

— Elena R. — Barcelona · 4 nights

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From€245/ night

Final price depends on your dates and room · 2 night minimum · Free cancellation 14 days prior

What's included

Breakfast provisionsNatural pool accessGarden & terraceFree parkingWiFiLinens & towels

"I leave breakfast provisions in the kitchen each evening — bread, cheese, fruit, whatever's good at the market that week. I prefer not to host a formal breakfast service; the kitchen is yours and the morning should be your own."

August 2026

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Getting there

Finding Can Buch.

From Olot, take the C-63 south toward les Preses and turn right at the junction for La Pinya. Can Buch is 2.3km along a stone track — look for the letterbox painted dark green at the turning. The track is rough but passable year-round.

Address: Can Buch s/n, 17154 Sant Aniol de Finestres, Girona, Spain.

La Garrotxa · Girona

Good to know

Before you book.

Three rooms, sleeping up to six. You can take a single room or book the whole farmhouse; Can Buch is small on purpose, so a full house still feels private.

April to October — it's a warm-season house in the hills of La Garrotxa, north of Girona.

Yes, a natural stone pool, in the same stripped-back spirit as the rest of the house.

A 17th-century farmhouse restored over six years by its architect owner — stone and reclaimed timber, and a deliberate absence of unnecessary comfort. It's chosen for simplicity, not five-star trimmings.

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Can Buch

Gerard, an architect who turned his life's work into a place to stay

Architecture as sustained meditation

A natural pool carved from the hillside

One host with one vision and no compromises

Mornings on the terrace

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