The cottage of “La Serra del Boix” is a good example of the big cottages built in Catalonia during the fourteenth anf fifteenth centuries. It is built on the top of a mountain at a height of 995 metres and it occupied a distinguished place in the culture and in the history of the region. That is why it it is considered as a protected good of cultural interest.

During the epoch of its construction there was a stage of crisis in Catalonia due to the pests and the wars. Therefore, the agrarian production was affected by the heavy climate changes and the descent of the labour. So, a social unrest was created. There were also revolts against the feudal system.

After obtaining some information from the Regional Archives of Ripoll, it’s important to know that in 1876 Josep Muntades was the landlord, who had several servants at his disposal. This explains that the Muntades family was an important, noble family in Ripoll and so the cottage of “La Serra del Boix” was well-known when this family was living there.

We also know that Josep Muntades had a brother called Ramon, who was a priest. This was a tradition of the epoch: the youngest son was obliged to follow ecclesiastic studies to give a certain prestige to the family. 

After 79 years, the Muntades family abandoned the cottage. Between the fifties and the seventies there were several families living there. 

The evolution of this cottage has been amazing.

It has been uninhabited since the seventies. In 1970 the last inhabitants died or they went to live in the city, in order to have better life conditions. Then, in 2002 the restoration repairs were begun by the Blancafort-Clusells family.

The state of the cottage was deplorable, almost in ruins. It was  a phantasmagoric cottage.

So nowadays, its function has also changed. In olden days its function was residential, it was the landlord’s, the servants’ and the peasants’ home.

At this moment, the principal house (the old landlord’s house of four floors and 1200 m2) is being restored, preserving the old srtucture with a great authenticity. So, the old landlord’s house and the old straw lofts and stalls have been rehabilitated with all the necessary comforts, in order to offer you four double rooms and two excellent, independent apartments.