What types of country house can you buy in the Priorat?
The Priorat's country houses sit within one of Catalonia's most distinctive wine regions, where villages built into steep, slate-soil terraces have shaped viticulture here since Carthusian monks founded the Scala Dei monastery centuries ago.
Restored luxury masías – meticulously renovated country houses combining historic architecture with high-end finishes.
Traditional masías with original features – stone construction and period details spanning the 16th to 19th centuries, including wine cellars and stone outbuildings.
Country estates set among vineyards – properties suited to a rural retreat or a connection to the DOQ Priorat wine region.
Not every masía we sell appears in our public listings; browse our off-market portfolio or contact us directly.
What should you check before buying a country house in the Priorat?
Buying a masía in the Priorat 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 – nota simple, existing charges or mortgages, easements and rights of way, and any discrepancies between the Land Registry and Catastro.
Planning and permitted use – the municipal catàleg de masies, which determines whether a property can be legally renovated; the sòl no urbanizable classification and permitted uses. This matters particularly for properties bordering the Serra de Montsant Natural Park, where PEIN protection can restrict what can be built or altered.
Condition and habitability – structural, roof, damp and installation inspections; the cèdula d'habitabilitat; water supply, wells, drainage and flood risk – relevant across the comarca's more remote hillside properties, where mains water is less consistent.
Renovation feasibility and cost – what can realistically be restored, under what conditions, and at what cost.
The legal and planning situation of each country house depends on its specific municipality; see our legal and planning checks service for a full breakdown.
How Cottage Properties helps you buy a country house in the Priorat
Cottage Properties guides buyers through every stage of a masía purchase, from first viewing to completion and beyond.
Legal and planning checks – full due diligence before you commit.
Purchase and negotiation strategy – informed by 30+ years in the local market.
Technical inspections – structural, habitability and condition assessments.
Renovation planning – realistic scope and cost guidance before you buy.
Ongoing support – from offer to completion and beyond.
Local planning expertise – experience navigating catàleg de masies queries with ajuntaments across the comarca.
What separates a specialist rural agency from a general estate agent is this depth of local, legal and technical knowledge – not just access to listings. For a fuller walkthrough of the process, see our 5-step guide to buying a country house in Catalonia, or explore our services for buyers.
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. This means we can offer you a free basic renovation proposal for any masía you're considering in the Priorat.
This service is led by Pere Crosas, Lead Architect at sister company Cottage Architecture, whose credits include the renovation of El Celler de Can Roca in Girona – for years ranked among the best restaurants in the world.
Our free proposal includes:
Quantity surveyor support – realistic cost estimates before you commit.
Advice on local planning regulations – costs, challenges and options specific to the Priorat and its municipalities.
A basic renovation project – an initial architectural concept for the property.
The Priorat's country houses draw on the region's tradition of llicorella – the dark slate that also shapes its famous vineyard terraces – often paired with old stone wine cellars, and every renovation proposal we produce respects those original features. Find out more in our guide to restoring a country house in Spain, or request your free restoration proposal.
Off-market country houses for sale in the Priorat
Not every masía we sell appears in our public listings. Throughout the Priorat, we regularly handle:
Luxury rural estates – restored country houses set among the region's vineyards and wine estates.
Masías of historical importance – properties with heritage or architectural value.
Discreet sales for well-known owners – where privacy is a priority.
If the country house you are looking for does not appear in our public listings, take a look at our off-market portfolio or contact us directly.
About 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, the agency has more than 30 years' combined experience in finding, restoring and preserving Catalan country houses.
Cottage Properties is led by Àngels Sabater Anell, one of the most recognised voices in the Catalan rural property sector, and has featured in the national and international press, including a TV3 feature on the Can Morgat estate in Pla de l'Estany, a Canal Decasa feature on Mas dels Arbres in the Cap de Creus Natural Park, and in The Olive Press.
Meet the full team on our About Us page.
Find your country house in the Priorat
Request a viewing using the form on the property page, and one of our agents will get back to you within one working day. You can also call our office on +34 872 009 515 or request a consultation.
If the country house you're looking for isn't in our public listings or our off-market portfolio, Cottage Properties activates its local network of trusted agencies and collaborators across the Priorat to find it, with the same legal checks, technical inspections and renovation advice as anything we list directly.
