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Rural coliving & coworking · Anceu, Pontevedra
Work remotely from a Galician village of 100 people.
Community, nature and good vibes. Stays of 15 to 60 days, 1 Gbps fibre, and a long table full of people every evening.
1,000+People have lived here since 2020
40+Countries that have sat at the table
100Neighbours in the village of Anceu
3Shared dinners a week
6Shared spaces to make friends, get work done, and enjoy it
What Anceu is
Not a hotel. A house where people work, cook, and look after the village.
We opened in July 2020 in Anceu, thirty minutes from Pontevedra. Ten to fifteen people who work remotely live here at a time, alongside neighbours who have been here all their lives. Neither half works without the other.
The plans are not big ones: a board game, a film on the projector, a walk to the river before dinner. That is enough. That is, in fact, the whole point.
Shared dinnersProjects with localsRiver, 10 min walkNo rush
Balanced by nature
Almost nothing in life is urgent. We live calmly, which leaves room to change pace when it matters.
Based on imperfection
We are not perfect: we do what we can with what we have. And we are always fixing something.
The place
Stone houses and a lot of forest
The rooms
Private and ensuite, each one designed by a different artist. A bed, a desk, a window onto the hillside.
The coworking
Several rooms with proper desks, monitors and a booth for calls. Symmetric 1 Gbps fibre — genuinely.
Outside
A vegetable patch, quiet corners, a lot of forest, and a path to the river that takes ten minutes.
A day here
Nothing epic. That is why it works.
An ordinary Wednesday, hour by hour.
Coffee in the kitchen
The baker brings the bread at nine. The kitchen wakes up slowly.
Deep work block
The coworking stays quiet until noon. Calls happen in the booth.
Lunch and breaks that flow
Eat when you need to. Shared breaks spark ideas and inspiration.
Hands on something
Two hours on a village project: clearing the river, painting a wall, fixing a bike.
Walk to the river
Ten minutes downhill, through the forest and the village paths.
Shared dinner
Three days a week we cook in teams and sit down together around the long table.
Community
The best part is usually the neighbours
Almost everyone arrives for the coworking and leaves talking about something else: the afternoon spent painting a mural with half the village, the neighbour who taught them grafting, lunch at the house of someone they had never met.
“I came for a quiet month of work. I left having learnt to make filloas —Galician crepes— from Rosario, a seventy-year-old woman.”
— Andreea Rusu · came as a coliver and now lives in the village
Local impact
Think globally, act locally, revive rural
2020Opened in July, mid-pandemic
5Editions of Rural Hackers Fest in the village4Impact projects running
100Neighbours in Anceu
Pegadas do Recordo
Preserving the village’s invisible heritage through audiovisual stories made with its neighbours.
Green Mission
Local environmental action that brings people together around the land, biodiversity and practical change.
RuralGPT
Applied AI residencies rooted in rural Galicia, with real tools, small groups and shared learning.
Fuchiqueiras
Intergenerational gatherings where art, technology and curiosity become community projects.
Practical
Prices, stays, and getting here
Every stay includes coworking, 1 Gbps fibre, linen and towels, cleaning, and plenty of opportunities to connect and build community with fellow colivers and local neighbours.
TrainAVE or Alvia to Pontevedra, then 30 minutes by car.
PlaneSantiago (SCQ) is 1 hour away; Vigo (VGO) 45 minutes and Porto (OPO) 2 hours.
PickupWe put you in touch with our trusted taxi driver to arrange the journey from Pontevedra.
Private ensuite room for one person.
Stays shorter than 30 nights: +25%.
| Season | Months | Monthly price |
|---|---|---|
| Winter | January–March | €600 / month |
| Spring & autumn | April–May · September–November | €900 / month |
| Summer | June–August | €1,200 / month |
Extra guest: €10 per day for stays of 30–60 nights; €12.50 per day for stays of 15–29 nights.
The house
Who opens the door
Africa
Making the magic happen
Agustín
Rural Hacker
Pepe
Taking it slow
Rosa
Keeper of a cosy house
Se
Artista de la PistaCome for a month. Leave different.
There are only ever ten to fifteen of us at a time.
Tell us who you are and what you would like to do here.