Blog · Cycling house
What is a cycling house and why in Girona
Accommodation built from the ground up for people who come to ride.
In short
A cycling house is accommodation built for cyclists: routes from the door, a workshop, secure bike storage, a support van and meals suited to the effort. Can Freu Cycling House is a farmhouse in Vilobí d’Onyar (La Selva), 7 minutes from Girona airport, with 60 places for clubs and groups.
The idea
Not a hotel adapted for cyclists.
Many hotels call themselves bike friendly because they have a corner to store bikes. A cycling house goes further: the whole house revolves around the bike, from breakfast time to where the rides start.
You feel the difference every day: no loading bikes onto cars, tools to fix them, and someone who knows the roads and tracks.
What you’ll find
What a cycling house offers.
- Routes from the door: road, MTB and gravel straight from Can Freu.
- Bike workshop with professional tools and a high-pressure bike wash area.
- Secure storage for 45 bikes.
- Support van with 8 seats and an approved bike trailer.
- Energy half board: cyclist breakfast plus lunch or dinner suited to training; packed lunches to take away.
- Private circuit for MTB and gravel on 2 ha of oak forest.
- Pool and rest area to recover.
Who it is for
Built for groups.
Can Freu has 60 places and suits cycling clubs, teams on pre-season, groups of friends and gravel camps. There is also campervan parking on the grounds, with showers, dining room and breakfast included.
The house is run by Mauri Nialet, with 30 years of cycling and 25 years running Can Freu. We speak Catalan, Spanish, French and English.
Why Girona
Location matters.
Girona is one of Europe’s cycling capitals: many pros live and train here. Can Freu sits in La Selva, between Les Guilleries and the Costa Brava, 30 minutes by bike from the Santa Coloma de Farners trails and 7 minutes from Girona airport.
The season runs from September to June, when the weather is best for riding.
Book
Come with your group.
Send us your dates and group size and we will prepare a proposal with accommodation and meals.