A farmhouse with three centuries of history and a world of rustic treasures
Discover what life was like centuries ago in the core of the Ibicenco heartland. When you cross the threshold of Ca n’Andreu des Trull, you enter into the Old World, where you will see a humble, frugal domain in which nothing was superfluous and everything had its purpose. Walk through its rooms, admire island architecture from the inside, and learn about the daily tasks that occupied the people of quondam Ibiza. Feel at home…
Known in the olden days by the name of Ca n’Andreu des Puig, this traditional rural dwelling has today been declared a Cultural Interest Asset. It sits nestled high on a hillside near the village of Sant Carles, and commands wonderful views over the valley below. The farm first appeared on the historical record in 1730, but has been functioning as an ethnographic museum since the 1990s, thanks to the impetus of its previous owners, who undertook the systematic task of collecting farming tools, traditional furniture, and domestic objects. In the year 2013, the Santa Eulària Town Hall acquired the property with the aim of preserving it as a living showcase of Ibicenco ethnography.
Ca n’Andreu des Trull: A farmhouse worthy of your curiosity
Visiting this living museum allows you to feel the flow of a traditional farmhouse and see how its rooms were distributed. All of its spaces are preserved as they originally were: the porxo (main room), the kitchen, the trull (oil press), the casa de jeure de baix (downstairs bedroom), the cases de jeure de dalt (the upstairs bedrooms), the porch, the upstairs porch, the casa de la matança (larder), the casa del vi (wine cellar), the animal pens, the tancat or patio, the casa del carro (cart room), the hayloft, and the cistern. The threshing floor, the limekiln, the waterwheel, and the sitja, or charcoal kiln, were added by the previous owners in order to bring together examples of these characteristic elements in rural island life.
During the visit, you will see displayed in each of these spaces a rich collection of ethnographic objects, giving context to the exhibited garments, tools, kitchenware, furniture, utensils and other accoutrements.
The trull that gave the house its second name
The oil press – trull in Catalan – was a symbol of prosperity in the Ibicenco countryside, given that not all families could afford the machinery necessary to press olives. When this apparatus was present on a farm, it was usually located in a room annexed on to the main house; however, in the case of the Ca n’Andreu, the trull was placed in the kitchen itself. Another curiosity relevant to this oil press is that its shaft is made of almond wood rather than pinewood, the more usual material.
A space open to workshops and leaning activities
If you are interested in learning more about Ibiza’s traditions during your holiday on the island, check out Santa Eulària’s calendar of activities to see if any workshops are being held at Ca n’Andreu des Trull during your stay. These cultural happenings could include anything from how-to workshops on making local crafts, hierbas ibicencas (herb liqueur), traditional desserts, or country bread and cheese – at the more practical level –, to demonstrations of island folkdance (ball pagès), talks, lectures, and product presentations.
Ca n'Andreu des Trull
Sant Carles
Tel.: (+34) 971 33 58 14
Opening times: Tuesday to Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Free entrance
