Resident’s Welcome Guide

We’re so happy to welcome you to Can Silvestre! This page gathers all the essential information you’ll need during your stay so you can focus on what really matters: your creative work and enjoying the quiet beauty of this place.

  • Getting Here

    For international arrivals, fly into Barcelona Airport and either take the Sagalés bus to Girona Airport or the R2 train to Sants Station, then the R11 train to Sils. For transfers, please message our taxi driver in advance to arrange a pick-up: +34 673 818 307.

  • Stay Connected

    If you need to reach us, we are available at hello@cansilvestre.com. The Wi-Fi network is CanSilvestre and the password is cansilvestre2025, so you can get connected right away. For emergency purposes, reach out to +34682033243.

  • Accommodation

    Your room comes with fresh bed linen and towels on arrival. The shared bathroom is equipped with basic toiletries and a hair dryer, so you’ll have everything you need for a comfortable stay. Room check-in is available between 2 PM and 9 PM, and check-out is before 10 AM.

  • Kitchen & Pantry

    Your have access to a shared kitchen and a pantry stocked with the basics (pasta, legumes, milk, and condiments). Fresh ingredients like fruits, vegetables, eggs, and dairy are your responsibility, which you can easily source from the village using our complimentary bikes.

  • Daily Essentials

    Our village has all the daily essentials. You’ll find a SPAR supermarket, El Rebost del Sindicat for fresh fruit and vegetables, the Serra Tornés bakery, and a pharmacy. The village can be reached on foot in about 20 minutes, or in roughly 10 minutes by bicycle.

  • Materials & Supplies

    You can purchase supplies from nearby providers. Bisbal Ceram offers a wide range of ceramics supplies, while L’Artística provides general art materials and tools. Orders can be placed directly with these suppliers and shipped to our address at Can Silvestre.

The Can Silvestre Standards

These are not rules to govern your stay, but a projection of our collective ethos—a set of cultural behaviors reflecting our shared values as artists and guests of this house.

We operate on a philosophy of conscious consumption. We respect the materials we use and the waste we generate, ensuring that what comes from the earth returns to it without harm. We reduce, we compost, and we live plastic-free to keep our footprint invisible.

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M.O.O.E. (Matter Out Of Earth)

We value the "here and now". By minimizing digital noise for personal media, we stay present with our surroundings and our community. We choose human connection and sensory experience over the distractions of the outside world, ensuring that our attention remains anchored in the beauty of the immediate moment.

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The Gift Of Presence

Most answers only come from silence, yet it is a species in extinction. At Can Silvestre, we protect this endangered resource for deep work. We offer silence as a gift to our peers, honoring their creative processes and spaces. By using headphones for personal media and keeping our voices low, we ensure the shared airwaves remain clear for inspiration.

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The Great Silence

We treat all living beings as part of our shared ecosystem. Our table is a place of vegetarian connection where we honor the environment and our health through mindful, communal meals. We join together to prepare and share nourishment, recognizing that the energy we put into our bodies is the fuel for the art we bring into the world.

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We Are Nature

We align our energy with the natural rhythms of the sun and the house. We embrace the restorative power of quiet hours—from 10:00 pm to 7:00 am—to protect our collective rest. We rise with purpose and rest with the shadows, using the light of the day for our most active tasks and showers to respect the house's aging systems.

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Natural Law

We arrive at Can Silvestre carrying a distinct creative energy within us. The purpose of this space is to quiet the external static—the digital noise and demands of the daily grind—to create the necessary expansive space. In this stillness, we give ourselves permission to listen to that true Inner Voice that is too often drowned out by the world. We recognize that the external silence is the necessary container for this internal conversation.

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The Inner Voice

We are a collective of creators who believe that many hands make light work. We actively help one another, from assisting with meal preparation to ensuring our shared spaces remain clean and welcoming for the next person. We move beyond individual existence into a spirit of creative cooperation, where supporting the house is an act of supporting each other.

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The Weave

Residency Guidelines

To ensure a comfortable, respectful, and inspiring environment for everyone at Can Silvestre, we kindly ask all guests to take a moment to read through our House Rules & Community Guidelines. These guidelines help us maintain a harmonious shared space where every artist can create, rest, and feel at home. You can download the full document here.

Download Guidelines

Enjoy Your Stay

That’s all you need to know to settle in. We hope this guide helps you feel at home and makes your time here as inspiring and comfortable as possible. Welcome again to Can Silvestre — we can’t wait to see what you’ll create!

If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out to us at hello@cansilvestre.com