8 curiosities about the Masia
Do you want to discover eight historical and original elements of the farmhouse?
Due to its ancient origins, many curious elements can be seen; below we indicate some of them.
Trenches
To protect yourself from enemies
Machine gun nest from the Spanish Civil War and underground tunnel connecting them.
Blue color
Exterior color
In the past, indigo blue was obtained by mixing cornflower used to whiten clothes with lime.
As a curiosity, there are 3 theories about why the farmhouse was painted blue:
To scare away the devil and all the evils related to him, a superstition that is also of a very probable Mediterranean origin.
To mark the facades of the houses where single girls of marriageable age lived.
The most likely to scare away flies and mosquitoes
Slabs
the entrance
They are large in size and reflect the ancient origin of the farmhouse. The larger the slab, the more appreciated it is.
Cubs
Water, wine and cereal
The farmhouse has old buckets that were used to store water, wine and cereals. Now they are the indoor swimming pool of Masia de Queralt.
Press
At the entrance
The press was used to extract the oil by pressing the olives.
Mill wheels
Currently in the farmhouse we can find 3, in the pool, the jacuzzi and outside
Old kitchen
Now it is called the "Old Kitchen Room". In the room we have the old fireplace where the fire was lit, the embers were put in the kitchen and the dishes were also washed in the sink, the coals from the fire were often used to bleach clothes. The room has a darker stone colour as a result of the fire and smoke that over the years have blackened the stone.
Medieval Tower
Square and with unique views, it was once used for surveillance. Today it is a unique viewing point that allows you to observe La Panadella, the Catalan Pyrenees, Montsec (Ager), the Andorran valleys, the Pallars mountains, San Ramón and also the castles of Silos, Florejacs, Mont Cortés and Aranyó.
