PirineuTurístic: restoring buildings, giving them new life and supporting the future of our villages
Behind PirineuTurístic there isn’t a big real estate company, an investor group, or a construction firm. There’s a family, countless hours of work, and a way of approaching building restoration and rural tourism that goes beyond simply offering accommodation.
Walking through villages like Borredà or La Pobla de Lillet in Berguedà, you still find old buildings that are part of their history. Some have been preserved, others restored, and unfortunately some have been left abandoned until they reached a serious state of decay.
At PirineuTurístic, we believe these buildings deserve a second chance.
Bringing back what seemed lost
A big part of our work is about rescuing buildings and spaces that, in some cases, were in very poor, almost ruined condition.
It’s not just about painting a few walls, swapping some furniture, and putting an apartment up for rent. We’re talking about renovations that require time, physical effort, dedication, and a lot of patience.
There are tough days, full of unexpected issues, dust, and rubble. Days when the work seems never-ending. But there’s also the satisfaction of seeing a space that had been falling apart for years become habitable and useful again.
We always try to preserve the character of the buildings where possible and adapt them to current needs, without losing sight of their history and the surroundings.
A family behind every renovation and every stay
One of the things you don’t often see when booking one of our places is all the work behind the scenes.
At PirineuTurístic, it’s us — a family — who take care of the renovations, maintenance, cleaning, and preparation of the accommodations.
There are no outside teams handling everything while we simply manage bookings from an office.
We’re the same people who restore the spaces and then make sure they’re clean, cared for, and ready to welcome guests.
That means many hours of dedication, often doing work you don’t see and that goes far beyond tourism alone.
It’s not always easy, but it’s the way we’ve chosen to carry this project forward.
Restoring is not speculation
These days there’s a lot of talk about property investment, returns, and business opportunities. We see things differently.
Of course, PirineuTurístic is a business and, like any other, it needs to be viable. But our goal isn’t to buy buildings to speculate on them, let them appreciate, and then sell to the highest bidder.
What we want is to recover deteriorated spaces, give them a real use, and keep them in good condition.
We don’t pretend to be the saviours of any village. We simply believe that restoring a building that was falling into ruin is better than letting it deteriorate further.
And if this work also helps generate economic activity in the area, even better.
Rural tourism can also help keep villages alive
Borredà and La Pobla de Lillet are much more than tourist destinations. They are villages with residents, shops, services, traditions, and their own history.
When visitors stay in one of our apartments or the farmhouse, they can also shop locally, dine at nearby restaurants, visit local businesses, and discover activities in the area.
We know rural tourism alone won’t solve issues like depopulation, lack of services, or housing shortages affecting many towns. But we believe that when developed respectfully and thoughtfully, it can help maintain local activity.
For us, rural revitalisation isn’t about turning villages into tourist showcases, but about helping them remain living places with their own identity.
A project that keeps growing, renovation by renovation
There’s still work to do. We keep restoring new spaces, especially in La Pobla de Lillet, with the same philosophy we started with.
Each building has its own challenges and each renovation its own pace. We don’t have a big corporate structure or unlimited resources behind us. We have our hands, our time, and the desire to keep restoring places we believe are worth preserving.
Sometimes, behind a freshly painted wall or a room ready for visitors, there are weeks or months of work no one sees.
And maybe that’s exactly what best defines PirineuTurístic.
We don’t just offer rural accommodation. We also dedicate a big part of our lives to restoring buildings that deserve to remain part of our villages.
No grand speeches or pretensions. Just working, day by day, as a family.
Because we believe giving a building a new life is also a way to care for the land we love.
