23 Masias & country houses for sale in Baix Empordà

What types of country house can you buy in Baix Empordà?

Cottage Properties lists a range of masías and country houses for sale across Baix Empordà, suited to different budgets, uses and renovation appetites. The portfolio typically includes:

• Luxury country houses – fully restored and ready to move into

• Restored masías – with swimming pools, modern finishes and original features retained

• Masías to rehabilitate – sound properties needing full or partial renovation

• Abandoned farmhouses – for buyers seeking a ground-up restoration project

• Country estates with land – including agricultural holdings and sizeable plots

• Traditional masías with original features – olive presses, wood ovens, haylofts and stone outbuildings

• Masías with a rural hotel licence – suited to a tourism or boutique-hotel use

Not quite what you're after? You can also browse country houses in need of renovation in Baix Empordà or village houses in Baix Empordà. And if you still haven't found the right country house, we may have one in our off-market portfolio – get in touch and we'll tell you what's available.

What should you check before buying a country house in Baix Empordà?

Buying a masía in Baix Empordà is a legal, planning, technical and renovation decision – not just a question of finding a beautiful property. Before you commit, four areas need checking, and we handle all of them for you.

Legal and registral checks. We confirm what you're actually buying: ownership, an up-to-date nota simple, any charges or mortgages, rights of way and easements, and whether the building matches its description in the Land Registry and Catastro. Discrepancies between the two are common in rural properties and need resolving before you pay a deposit.

Planning and permitted use. Most masías sit on suelo no urbanizable (non-developable rural land), which limits what you can build, extend or change. We check the property's urban planning status, whether it appears in the municipal catàleg de masies – the catalogue that determines whether and how it can be legally rehabilitated – and which uses are permitted, from family home to rural hotel.

Condition and habitability. We coordinate technical inspections of the structure, roof, damp and installations, and confirm the habitability certificate (cèdula d'habitabilitat) or whether one can be obtained. Water supply, wells, drainage and flood risk all matter in the Empordà and are checked before purchase.

Renovation feasibility and cost. We assess what can realistically be restored, under what conditions, and at what cost – so you buy with a clear picture, not a hopeful guess.

These checks are the difference between a sound purchase and an expensive mistake. You can read more about how we protect buyers on our legal and planning checks for masías page.

How Cottage Properties helps you buy a country house in Baix Empordà

Cottage Properties guides buyers through every stage of a masía purchase, from first viewing to completion and beyond. A rural property has more moving parts – and more risk – than a standard home, so we manage the process end to end rather than leaving you to navigate it alone.

We help you with:

• Legal and planning checks – documentation, registry status, permitted uses and limitations, confirmed before you commit

• Purchase and negotiation strategy – so you can defend your price with real arguments, not guesswork

• Technical inspections – coordinating surveys of structure, roof, damp and installations

• Renovation planning – realistic phasing, priorities and project control after purchase

• Ongoing support – guidance through a particular market so you're never deciding blind

This end-to-end approach is what separates a specialist rural agency from a general estate agent. Our full step-by-step guide to buying a country house in Catalonia walks through the process, and you can see everything we offer buyers on our services for buyers page.

Free basic renovation proposal for your country house

Cottage Properties is the only estate agency specialising in masías in Catalonia with its own in-house team for the rehabilitation of rural property. Before you buy, our architects and surveyors will prepare a free basic renovation proposal for any masía you're considering in Baix Empordà – one of our most requested services, because it lets you weigh the real cost before you decide.

The proposal is led by our co-director, Pere Crosas, Lead Architect at our sister company Cottage Architecture and one of the most sought-after architects in this field. His work includes landmark projects such as the renovation of El Celler de Can Roca in Girona – for years ranked among the best restaurants in the world – alongside numerous historic farmhouses and rural estates across Catalonia.

As a buyer, you receive, free of charge:

• Support from our quantity surveyor

• Guidance on costs, challenges and renovation options in line with local planning rules

• A basic renovation project for the property you're interested in

Restoring a masía means working with stone, timber, thick walls and protected heritage elements – not refurbishing a modern home. Our guide to restoring a masía in Spain: permits and steps explains the process, and you can request your proposal on our free renovation proposal page.

Off-market country houses for sale in Baix Empordà

Not every masía we sell appears in our public listings. Cottage Properties holds a private, off-market portfolio of rural properties in Baix Empordà and across Catalonia – including luxury country estates, masías of historical importance, and properties sold discreetly on behalf of well-known owners.

These properties are shared privately with buyers who tell us what they're looking for. If you haven't found the right country house in our public catalogue, the one you want may be in our off-market portfolio – contact us to tell us your requirements.

About Cottage Properties

Cottage Properties (Cottage Properties Antic Village S.L., AICAT nº 11057) is a leading estate agency in Catalonia specialising in masías and rural heritage property. Based in Navata, Girona, we have over 30 years' combined experience helping national and international buyers find, restore and preserve some of the region's most iconic rural homes.

The agency is directed by Àngels Sabater Anell, one of the most recognised voices in Catalan rural property. Her work has featured on TV3 – appearing alongside the buyers of the well-known Can Morgat estate in Pla de l'Estany – and on Canal Decasa, presenting the renovation of Mas dels Arbres in the Cap de Creus Natural Park. Our portfolio has also appeared in the national and international press, including The Olive Press.

You can learn more about our team and how we work.

Find your country house in Baix Empordà

When you find a masía in Baix Empordà you'd like to see, request a viewing through the form on the property page. A Cottage Properties agent will contact you within one working day to arrange a date. You can also call our office on 627 41 95 99 or request a consultation.

Looking nearby? We also sell masías and country houses in Alt Empordà, Pla de l'Estany, Gironès and La Selva, and across the wider province in Girona and throughout Catalonia.

And if the right property isn't in our public listings or our off-market portfolio, we can still help. We'll activate our local network – other agencies and trusted collaborators across the region – to find it for you, with the same specialist service you'd get on any Cottage Properties purchase.