Our recommendations
Daniel's favourites in La Selva
We’ve been living and enjoying La Selva for years — a region with far more to offer than the guidebooks suggest. Daniel knows every place on this list personally and has visited them before adding them here. If you’re wondering what to do, where to eat or what to buy near Can Micos, just ask him: he always has a plan tailored to your group.
Can Moragues – Riudarenes, 1 km
Can Moragues is our number one recommendation: it’s just 1 km from Can Micos, in the same village of Riudarenes. The Fundació Emys has restored this farmhouse into a space where you can eat well, buy local produce and take part in activities surrounded by nature. The restaurant works exclusively with local, seasonal farmers — the menu was designed by Sergi de Meià, one of Catalonia’s best farm-to-table chefs.
At La Despensa de Can Moragues you’ll find cheeses, oils, preserves and vegetables from local producers. If you’d like to add an activity to your stay, the Emys Experiences organise ecological farming workshops, nature walks and food tastings for all levels — from children to adult groups.
1 km from Can Micos on foot or by car. Head out of the farmhouse and follow the road towards Riudarenes town centre — Can Moragues is signposted. By car, under 2 minutes.
Can Tort – Riudarenes
The village butcher’s of Riudarenes, passed down through generations and a firm favourite with the locals — a great stop for groups who want to eat well during their stay.
It’s inside the Supermercat Novavenda, so you can do all your shopping in one go without going anywhere else: fruit, vegetables, wine, tinned goods, and everything you need for your days at Can Micos.
The one thing you must try is the butifarra dolça — a centuries-old speciality unique to this part of Catalonia: a cooked sausage made with cinnamon, sugar and lemon peel. It doesn’t sound like a sausage until you taste it. Take a few home.
5 minutes’ drive from Can Micos.
Can Companyó – Sils
In the village of Sils, 3 km from Can Micos, you’ll find a bakery worth knowing about. Can Companyó is a family business that makes bread the old-fashioned way: wood-fired oven, sourdough starter and a slow 48-hour fermentation.
The long process is what makes the difference. Two days of fermentation develops the flavours naturally and makes the bread much easier to digest than conventional loaves. The result is a pa de pagès — a country loaf with a dark, crunchy crust, a dense and open crumb, and a deep flavour that keeps well for several days.
If you’re planning a proper breakfast, swing by on your first day and grab a big loaf — there’ll be enough for everyone. They open at 7:45 on weekends, so you can go before the rest of the group wakes up.
3 km from Can Micos by car.