Sant Andreu’s rural past

Protected as a Cultural Asset of Local Interest and a striking reminder of Sant Andreu de Palomar’s rural past, this three-storey farmhouse with a neoclassical façade was built between 1650 and 1651, during the Reapers’ War. It is a former 17th-century manor farmhouse that was renovated in the early 19th century. The terracotta figures at the top of the main façade, which give the building its name, as well as the arcaded side galleries and large balconies, were added during the 1825 renovation. The garden contains a notable ornamental fountain designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch. The coat of arms bearing the four bars, which was removed during the early years of the Franco regime, has recently been reinstated. The Feliubadaló family looked after the estate from the time it was built until 1900. When the family left the farmhouse, a canning factory was established there and remained in operation until the industrialist Valentí Iglesias bought the property.

From farmhouse to open-air school

Les Carasses became a school in 1931, during the Second Republic: it was a co-educational school focused on outdoor learning and contact with nature. Surrounded by gardens and woodland, with a vegetable garden at the rear, classes were often held outdoors in summer. It was named after Ignasi Iglésias, a poet born in Sant Andreu de Palomar.

Today, it remains a state nursery and primary school.