Cal Ribot, Vernacular stone building in Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra.
Cal Ribot is a traditional manor house on Avinguda del Pessebre in Engordany, Escaldes-Engordany. It has a T-shaped floor plan, with a threshing floor below and a hayloft on the upper floor of the oldest part. A large chimney on the eastern side has horizontal slabs to keep rodents out.
Cal Ribot is one of the oldest preserved houses in Andorra, with its oldest parts dating from the 15th or 16th century; the Ribot family history mentions a house on the site in the 13th century. A later addition to the west is inscribed 1724. The house stayed with the Santuré family until 2016, when its dilapidated state led family and council to agree to save it.
The building displays typical features of traditional Andorran architecture that remain visible today. The craftsmanship and choice of materials show how people in the mountains built for centuries.
Cal Ribot stands on Avinguda del Pessebre in the Engordany part of Escaldes-Engordany, not in the upper Escaldes area near Caldea. The house is a private heritage property, so visitors see it from the street; the large chimney on the eastern side is the feature to look for.
The large chimney on the eastern side has horizontal slabs fitted to stop rodents getting in. It was used as the model for restoring the chimney of Casa de la Vall in the 1960s. The house stayed with the Santuré family until 2016, when its dilapidated state led family and council to agree on saving it.
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