Cal Pal
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Cal Pal is a medieval property in La Cortinada in the Andorran parish of Ordino .
description
The original building on the connecting road CG 3 to El Serrat is first mentioned in literature in 1435 and came from a donation from the Pal family. The building was expanded in the 16th and early 19th centuries. A special feature of Cal Pal is the white three-sided tower extension with a plastered timber framework that is unique for Andorra . The tower is described in historical literature as a dovecote and was operated as a pigeon post office in the Middle Ages . The pigeon mail was used as a means of communication between castles and monasteries.
The floor plan of the building is laid out in an L-shape, with a ground floor and two upper floors. It includes a chapel with wall paintings. The Cal Pal complex also includes the mill and the Cal Pal sawmill (Mola i serradora de Cal Pal), which are located about a hundred meters upstream opposite the church of Sant Martí de la Cortinada . The sawmill was in active operation until the 1960s.
Monument protection
Manor house and mill with sawmill are classified as protected cultural heritage and monument (Llei del patrimoni cultural d'Andorra).
Web links
- Mola i Serradora de Cal Pal on visitandorra.com
swell
- Edicte sobre l'entorn de protecció de l'església de Sant Martí i de la mola serradora de cal Pal de la Cortinada. Butlletí Oficial del Principat d'Andorra, Andorra la Vella 2006, pp. 620–624 Online PDF file
Coordinates: 42 ° 34 ′ 33.2 ″ N , 1 ° 31 ′ 8.1 ″ E