Farga Palau de Ripoll
The Palau Forge in Ripoll was founded as an iron forge in the 17th century and remained active for four centuries until 1978. In addition to being the only forge in Catalunya that still produced copper pieces until the second half of the 20th century, the most unique feature of the Palau Forge is its two original hammers.
In 1997, the Museu Nacional de la Ciència i la Tècnica de Catalunya (MNACTEC) acquired the Palau Forge and it is currently one of the Museum's headquarters.
The industrial complex is organized into two spaces. In the first we find the forge, with the water pipes, the hammers, the coal shed, the oven and the furnace. Separated from the workshop, there is the water wheel, the ditch and the pond that was used to store the water from the Freser River, move the wheel and generate the continuous air that gives its name to the Catalan forge method.
A visit to the Forge allows you to learn about the facilities and the operation of this space originally used for obtaining and producing iron. The facility has an access system that allows you to visit independently by purchasing the ticket at the reception of the Ethnographic Museum of Ripoll.
The Farga Palau de Ripoll has an access system that allows you to visit the heritage site independently and freely.
To visit it freely, you must purchase an entrance ticket to the Ethnographic Museum of Ripoll, where you will be provided with the access code to the Forge.
- Tuesday to Saturday, from 10:00 to 13:30 and from 16:00 to 18:00
- Sundays and holidays, from 10:00 to 14:00
- Tuesday to Saturday, from 10:00 to 13:30 and from 16:00 to 19:00
- Sundays and holidays, from 10:00 to 14:00
- Mondays in August, from 10:00 to 14:00
- Mondays (except in August)
- January 1 and 6, and December 25 and 26
The Farga Palau de Ripoll has an access system that allows you to visit the heritage site independently and freely.
To visit it freely, you must buy the ticket at the Ethnographic Museum of Ripoll, where the access code to La Farga is provided.
Note: in cases of reduced and/or free entry, you will be asked to the accreditation corresponding Rates approved by the Council of Administration of the Catalan Cultural Heritage Agency.
- People aged 65 or over
- Pensioners
- People holding the Carnet Jove
- Students with an international student card
- People holding a large family or single-parent card
- Non-tourist groups of 10 or more people with a prior reservation. If the entire group or some of the members are entitled to free entry, they can continue to enjoy this reduction.
- People with the RCercat (Recercat) card
- People who are members of the Association Catalana de Crítics d’Art
- Partners of the Association Catalan d’Educació Patrimonial
- People who are members of the CRAC. Conservators-Restorers Associates of Catalonia
- People aged 16 to 24
- Families (2 adults and one child or more)
- People under 16
- People in situation d’unemployment
- Members of ICOM (International Council of Museums) and ICOMOS (International Council of Monuments)
- Members of the ’Association’ of Professionals of the Museology of Catalonia
- People professional tourist guides
- Tourist information persons
- Teachers of regulated education
- Press professionals who, in the exercise of their work, have previously communicated in writing their visit
- People with disability certificate. The companion will have free rate if the disability card identifies that the person needs a companion
- Host families
- Groups of students with prior reservation for early childhood education, primary education, ESO, baccalaureate, vocational training cycles of medium and higher level, special education and PQPI (Initial Professional Qualification Programs)
- Teaching staff from the Consortium for the Normalization of Linguistics
- Working people of the ACdPC with a maximum of 3 companions
- People with the Mentora card
- Members of the AMCTAIC
- People with the MNACTEC Territorial System pass
- Last Sunday of the month
- Joint ticket Farga Palau + Ethnographic Museum of Ripoll: €6 general / €4 reduced
- Guided tour for school groups: €50 / group
- Learning Camp Visit: €30 / group
