Sant Andreu’s rural past

Listed as a Cultural Asset of Local Interest (BCIL) and an eloquent example of Sant Andreu de Palomar’s rural past, this three-storey farmhouse with a neoclassical facade was built between 1650 and 1651, at the height of the Guerra dels Segadors, or Reapers’ War. A 17th century manor house renovated in the early 19th century. The terracotta figures on the top of the main façade, which give the building its name, as well as the porticoed side galleries and the large balconies, come from the renovation work in 1825. In the garden we find a valuable ornamental fountain, work of Josep Puig i Cadafalch. It has recently recovered the shield with four bars that had been removed at the beginning of the Franco regime. The property was looked after by the Feliubadaló family from its origins to 1900. When they left the farmhouse, a canning factory moved in and used it until it was bought by the industrialist Valentí Iglesias.

From farmhouse to outdoor school

Les Carasses became a school during the Second Spanish Republic, in 1931. It was a coeducational school based on outdoor education and contact with nature. As it was surrounded by gardens and woods, and had an allotment at the back, classes were often held outside in the summer. It was named after the poet Ignasi Iglésias, who was born in Sant Andreu de Palomar.