Alloggio Storico
Questionario
Anno di costruzione: 1600
Qual è la storia dell'immobile?
Originally a fortified farmhouse, over the years it became a factory for making silver and chalk. Later when a new factory was built at the bottom of the hill it housed the workers and later a family house and was surrounded by vineyards. In the 1970s there was a disease followed by a fire that destroyed most of the grapes. The house was then used converted to a casa rural/hotel (with quite a lively history). Currently it is ran as a bed and breakfast and restaurant.
Qual è l'epoca e/o lo stile architettonico in cui è stato costruito l'immobile?
It was originally built as a fortified farmhouse. The animals would have lived on the ground floor while people inhabited the first floor. The house is built around an underground well system.
L'immobile è circondato da altri edifici storici?
It is situated in the Garraf Natural Park, approximately 3km from the town of Sant Pere de Ribes.
Sono stati eseguiti lavori di restauro?
Some, part of the building is now ruined but we hope to repair it in the future.
Ci sono elementi di particolare importanza storica nell'edificio?
The building was converted in the 1970s by a local furniture maker (Valenti). There are lots of examples of early furniture made by them, some almost 200 years old.
Ci sono ospiti importanti o proprietari precedenti che meritano di essere menzionati?
Lots of rumours of politicians and royalty!
Ci sono eventi significativi che hanno avuto luogo nella proprietà in passato?
There is damage above the main entrance, bullet holes that are believed to date from the Spanish civil war.
Descriverebbe la sua proprietà come (o lo è mai stata in passato) un:
