Activities, events, and hobbies are a usual feature of coliving places, and the same goes for coliving places in Spain. Some of the most common activities you can expect to find are daily yoga, surfing, Sunday BBQs, etc.

However, we wanted this list to be a little different. That’s why we did some digging in order to find some of the most unique activities that coliving places in Spain have to offer.

If you are still new to the coliving concept, we got you covered! Check out our main article on this topic and find out why Spain should be the first place for your coliving experience.

These are just some of the first unusual coliving activities we are including in this list. Don’t forget to come back once in a while and check for new entries!

We will try to update this list whenever we find something new and unusual since the coliving trend is booming all over Spain and new places are opening daily.

If you are not new and have some unique coliving activities in Spain on your mind that you think we should cover, feel free to send us an email. We would love to hear about them.

Until then – let’s dive in!

1) Rock Climbing (Roca Aguilera) – Coasis Coliving

We start our list with something that may sound a bit extreme for many people and something that will take you out of your comfort zone, and that is rock climbing. To be more specific climbing Roca Aguilera!

It is one of the numerous activities you can experience while staying at Coasis Coliving. Located in the port city of Tarragona, less than 100km from Barcelona, Coasis is one of many coliving places you can find in this area. On their website, you can find a dozen activities that you can expect to participate in if you choose to stay at their place.

We chose this activity among all the others because it is something that not many people can brag about they’ve done, and that’s why we think it is perfect for our list.

Roca Aguilera is a rocky mass where you will find many routes of varying difficulties.

But even though it sounds very demanding at first glance, this rock is actually not too difficult for beginners and is the perfect place to experience your first rock climbing adventure!

2) Wine workshops – Cactus Coliving

For the next place from this list, we need to travel almost 2500km south and almost leave our continent since it is located in one of the most popular areas for coliving in Spain, the Canary Islands.

The second on our list is Cactus Coliving and its very own wine cellar where wine-tasting workshops take place once a month.

The main idea behind this is mixing colivers with the locals to enrich their knowledge of local wines, culture, and customs.

The workshops take place in a historical underground water tank that was originally used to water vineyards and avocado trees hundreds of years ago.

Many years later, it got transformed into a winery where the Cactus Coliving owner María’s family kept their wine bottles. It is the ideal space for preserving wine, having a temperature between 13-17 degrees throughout the year.

Cactus Coliving has an ongoing collaboration with a local enologist so that colivers learn the different grape varieties in the Canary Islands vs. Mainland Spain.

During these workshops, you’ll have the opportunity to learn all about the production process, conservation, the evolution of Canary Island wines, and other interesting details on Canarian wines.

We promise that after this experience you will be able to consider yourself a true sommelier… or you can just use this opportunity to taste all the different types of local vines available on the islands 🙂

3) Vinyl listening session – Maraya Coliving

Don’t worry, this time we don’t have to travel a lot, actually we don’t even have to move from Tenerife.

Maraya Coliving is one of the newcomers when it comes to the coliving movement in Spain. Even though they have just recently opened their place for the public, they already have to offer many unusual activities that can be included on our list.

For that specific reason, we reached out to one of the owners, Ben, to help us with our selection and to choose one activity that he considers the most unique for their coliving place.

“I would say one of the most unique activities we offer at Maraya is a vinyl listening session. We usually do this once a week and encourage everyone to disconnect from their digital lives and embrace the analog world. It’s no phones and no distractions.”

“We pick an album, by physically flipping through our collection and all lay back and enjoy it. From start to finish, the musical journey as the artist intended.”

“After we discuss the experience and we have found that people are blown away by the meditative state they felt and parts of the song they’d never experienced before. Or new tracks they didn’t even know about.”

“It is also a great way to connect with each other, and an experience I really believe our guests remember long after they have left.”

4) Solfami Association – Weekly events organized by locals – Anceu Coliving

Our next activity is truly a unique and authentic experience, which many colivers who had the opportunity to stay at Anceu Coliving can confirm.

Anceu is a rural coliving place located in the small municipality of Ponte Caldelas in the province of Pontevedra, in Galicia, Spain. They offer many original local activities that represent the true living in Galicia, but one we think best suits this list is Solfami Association.

Solfami Association is an association created by locals of Anceu, Pontecaledalas, and other nearby villages that organizes weekly events with local artists. Sometimes, this is a live music concert, sometimes a theater show, or a humoristic play, and sometimes it will be a special cooking night or an interactive artistic event. 

Colivers and visitors of Anceu Coliving can enjoy these magical nights and use the opportunity to connect with the locals and feel like a part of their community. These events will share the knowledge on local food, music, language, folklore, and culture in general. This experience can help colivers to connect even more with the rural vibes of Anceu coliving and help them truly feel the rural life during their stay. 

If you are foody, we especially recommend attending these events! The organizers invite chefs and put a lot of thought into creating delicious local dishes, so it would all fall into a perfect experience. 

No event is the same, and colivers love coming back every week. 

This is just one of many things you can experience while staying at Anceu Coliving. If you would like to find out more about what it looks like to co-live in this rural place and discover the story behind it, feel free to read the interview we did with their owner Agustin.

5) A language exchange with a local impact – iSlow Coliving

This impactful activity differs from the others because it is not only meant for you but also for your kids.

iSlow Coliving is a new awesome family-friendly coliving in Galicia that wants to make an impactful change in its rural community, but also provide a safe nest for traveling parents and their kids.

The adult language exchange activities will help coliving parents connect with local parents, learn from one another, and share their language knowledge, and for the kids, it will provide a totally new community experience.

The idea is to connect the little colivers with the local children and participate in the guided language and culture exchange through games, songs, walks, and being in nature.

Growing up in a rural area can be very beneficial for children, but it can also put some limits on their access to the outside world. iSlow wants to bring the outside world to these kids’ doorstep. In return, the visiting children will be able to explore the amazing growing-up experience in rural Galicia and learn Spanish and Galician.

Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world, so learning it can be as beneficial as learning English.

This activity will be flexibly organized to fit the group, the weather, and the occasion. For instance, in the summers, activity coordinators can take the children to the beach and have a fun and ocean-inspired language exchange. During rainy days, the kitchen area can become a classroom, and cooking and kitchen utensils are an inspiration.

iSlow chose this activity because of its multiple impact opportunities.

• First, there is a huge space for making an impact in the local community. Providing the local children opportunities to meet and learn from foreigners at such a young age will help them develop new skills and gain confidence. The same goes for their parents who are eager to learn the language and explore other cultures.
• Secondly, it will be beneficial for the visiting children to explore a new way of growing up, being a part of a small community with children of different ages, learning their language, and learning their games.
• Third, parents will have the opportunity to take some time for themselves while the kids enjoy the guided activity.

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And truly, the best way to forget about a stressful workday is the proper nurturing of your mind and soul. Sports, leisure, and arts and crafts can really take your mind off the work and help you focus on yourself. Nothing can make your time seem fulfilled like a quality leisure activity.

When it comes to this, Spain has a lot to offer, from surfing to hiking or discovering traditional Spanish dishes, there is something for everybody.

Coliving places have recognized these activities as a crucial part of a healthy work-life balance and staying at a place will help you incorporate it into your daily routine. Also, coliving owners are very often creative and intuitive individuals that are either ready to share their knowledge or are incorporating it into their coliving culture.

Doesn’t that sound awesome? Read below and find out what are the most popular coliving activities in Spain. We’re sure you will find something that calls out to your inner self.

Spain surfing beaches

Being surrounded by the sea and the ocean, Spain has some amazing beaches and nooks perfect for surfing. Some coliving places are built one those exact spots, allowing you to try this bucket-list-worthy activity while staying there.

For example, Maraya Coliving, set in Tenerife North, where some of the best surf beaches in Spain are located, is not only close to the ocean so you can reach the surfing spot on foot, but is also owned by 5 friends of whom 2 are surfers that are happy to share their tips with you. Isn’t that cool?

Some colivings that are located close to surf towns in Spain offer discounts and group sessions for learning to surf which definitely makes accommodation a high-level experience.

Surfing in Spain is one of the most popular activities for tourists and the best time to surf in Spain in September and April. Spain is also awesome because it has a huge coastline so there are many different spots with very different waves making it suitable for pros as well as for beginners.

Surfing is also very healthy, as it benefits the body and the mind. It improves sleep which is super important for your work productivity as well as for mental health. Speaking of mental health, surfing is a very relaxing activity that requires focus, so it can significantly reduce stress and balance out emotional stability.

If you have a stressful job, surfing can be a great decision for you.

Some of the best yoga retreats in Spain

Much like surfing, yoga is an activity that connects your mind and body and helps you channel your emotions. Following that philosophy, many colivings offer daily yoga sessions that are often completely free.

There is also a growing popularity of various yoga teachers opening yoga retreats in Spain. It’s because Spain has very peaceful surroundings. Whether it’s a beautiful mountain, an open oceanside, a never-ending olive tree, or orange tree fields, the scenery truly evokes peace and balance.

Meditation is a crucial part of yoga, and most coliving places offer a combination of easy, beginner-friendly yoga with meditative elements. The idea is to connect with oneself and disconnect from work.

Many coliving owners are already familiar with yoga and meditation and are inspired to share that with the colivers. The ones that are not familiar themselves have other people teach you and lead the sessions. Many yogis come to colivings that are open to sharing their knowledge with others as long as the others share some of their lives with them.

Best hiking trails in Spain

Spain is a big country with more than 500,000 square kilometers and a lot of different regions.

Officially, these regions can be divided into 4 big categories:

• the islands,
• the lowland regions,
• the peninsular region, and
• the inner plateau with the mountains.

Being this big and with all these different geographic elements, Spain is rich in diverse land and nature that each provides a different experience. This characteristic makes the country a hiker’s paradise.

Some living places use this natural advantage to organize hiking tours around their place. For example, Galicia has some of the best hiking trails in Spain and many colivings in the area know how to use this.

The same as for surfers, Spain’s colorful terrain allows hikers of different readiness and skill to find matching routes and challenges. Whether you’re looking for long long hiking trails or short stroll-like routes, Spain has it all.

For example, iSlow has all the tea about amazing routes nearby and is ready to spill it. They are also organizing hiking tours to go together with other colivers and bond over this freeing activity.

Trying local Spanish food

One of the best ways of discovering a new culture is through a country’s national and local food. You can learn so much about people, the custom, and the traditions from the way they prepare the food, eat it, and the way they feel about it.

People are also always passionate about the food they grew up with, so a few dishes can inspire a heartfelt conversation about one’s culture. Food is also something that is closely related to family life, and it always follows other traditions.

The food follows celebrations, national holidays, and traditional gatherings, but also your everyday lives that speak so much about a culture. So, a conversation inspired by food will probably incorporate many other traditions and will let you learn how local people speak and think about different aspects of life.

When it comes to Spain, dining is one of the most important parts of the culture. Spanish people nurture the tradition of getting together with friends and family over food and sharing their lives.

Dinner parties and events with authentic Spanish food are also frequent activities that colivings in Spain organize. These events bring people closer but also teach a lot about the local culture. They are also amazing because they directly support small businesses by buying fresh produce locally and including locals in the process.

Sunday BBQs with other colivers

Sunday BBQs, dinner parties on Fridays, or any other party-like event is a must in colivings. The one thing that makes colivings different from other accommodations is that people come here to co-live. They come to meet other people, share their lives with them and learn more about their colivers.

Even though people already come with a mindset to meet others and would probably do it spontaneously on their own, pre-organized events like these make the whole place relaxed and vibing on the same level.

These parties are a great opportunity for colivers to find someone with that they could share their ideas or someone to support their projects. Sometimes partnerships come out of coliving places, but even if not that, definitely friendships.

Cooking with others is also a great bonding activity. We talked above how food is an important part of one’s culture, well – cooking dinner or BBQing together is a great way to get to know your colivers’ traditions and learn about their culture.

Remember, people, come here from all kinds of backgrounds and from all over the world, spicing the meat, or even preparing a salad might be totally different from what you’re used to. Imagine going home with a few amazing recipes originating from across the world.

Traditional local events / Spanish ferias

When it comes to local events Spanish people are experts in the area. Spaniards love social gatherings, music events, festivals, etc.

In case you had the chance to stay in Spain longer than a week you probably had an opportunity to experience one of those. My first week in Spain, there was a music festival in our local park. It’s just something that they enjoy doing very much.

Keeping that in mind, staying at a Spanish coliving is a perfect way to experience local Spanish culture. Many small places around Spain organize local events, which are specific just for their regions.

Some of these are local food events, while others are musical events with traditional music like a Flamenco show, or an art show of local artists or comical plays.

Some colivings don’t necessarily organize these types of events but can give you insights on what to visit why you’re staying at their place. We would definitely recommend checking out ferias because they really showcase the Spanish culture.

Art/Creative workshops

Coliving communities are often full of creative individuals like musicians, artists, creators, dancers, etc. This environment inspires a great place for artistic expression and creative workshops.

These workshops might be interactive art shows, but they also might be art sessions like painting, drawing, dancing, etc. Art is very liberating and an important factor in one’s personal expression.

Getting to know yourself within art is the best gift you can give yourself, especially in this fast-paced mostly digital world.

This is why some colivings offer different types of art sessions or opportunities to share your creativity with others or learn a new creative expression yourself.

Some colivings such as Kalart attract more artistic people and fewer digital nomads or remote workers. This, of course, does not mean that digital nomads are not welcome, it only means that is a place to look for if you’re looking for an art escape.

Some people might find surfing liberating, others might find music this way. That’s why it is important to seek what suits you and to acknowledge these activities as an important factor when choosing a coliving.

Skill-sharing nights

Skill-sharing nights and events are something that you will find in almost every coliving house in Spain. You might even say that these events are pillars of the colivings movement.

In today’s world of digital work, so many people have different skills that are actually closely related and could benefit from one another.

For example, someone could be a great writer and a blogger but could struggle with the photos for their blog. A photographer could help the blogger learn a few tricks on how to use the camera the right way, or how to capture someone’s attention with a photo, while the blogger could teach the photographer how to write catchy captions or write stories to go along with their photographs.

Even if it is not useful right away, it is always amazing to learn something new. Today’s work philosophy is to never stop learning and expanding your knowledge. It’s fun to dive deeper into some unknown topic but can also be useful on many levels.

Skill-sharing not only helps people learn new skills but also “promotes” or showcases certain professions and jobs. We are often unaware of how much work some people put into a product that we see finished, and skill-sharing can help us see that. For example, I never knew how skillful someone has to be to make a quality Tiktok video until I tried it myself.

When people show you their skills and the process put into work, you start to respect more both the profession and the product.

Skill-sharing is a perfect way to strengthen the community, learn something new, and maybe even come up with some new ideas for your future projects, and that is why colivings love to organize it.

We appreciate your support!

Thank you for reading our content and following our journey! We are working towards becoming full-time content creators and being able to share stories with you even more frequently. If you’d like to support us to be one step closer to that goal, you can do it through Ko-Fi! 👇🏽

Secure yourself the best coliving experienc

• italki – Why not learn some Spanish before your trip and make your coliving even better? italki is the perfect platform for that, where more than 3500 native speakers are waiting to help you with your Spanish.

Disclaimer: This article contains some affiliate links.  At no additional cost for you, we can earn a small commission if you decide to make a purchase.

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