Introduction

The 'Molí de les Tres Eres' is the headquarters of the Cambrils Museum of History. The building was abandoned for many years until, at the end of the 1980s, the Centre for Cambrils Studies began restoration work. In 1996 it became the property of the town council who entrusted its management to the aforementioned organization. Following the different phases of restoration and thanks to grants from the municipality, the Provincial Government and the Catalan Autonomous Government, the 'Molí de les Tres Eres' is now permanently open to the public.

The building

The 'Molí de les Tres Eres' Museum is housed in an old water mill used to make flour. It is located at the confluence of the road that linked the old town with the coast and the so-called Royal Road from Tarragona to Tortosa, which followed the same route as the Roman Via Augusta. It is a one-storey structure with a cellar where the mill workings were housed. The rest of the rooms were the miller's living quarters.

Although its origin is uncertain, we know the Molí de les Tres Eres was the middle one of three flour mills along the same water course that were in operation until the mid-19th century - the Molí de Dalt, the Tres Eres and the Molí d'Avall. The Molí de les Tres Eres continued to operate as a flour mill until 1895. After that, until the time of the Civil War (1936-39), the mill ended its working life milling sulphur, as well as serving as a private dwelling.

The permanent archaeological exhibition

The ground floor of the 'Molí de les Tres Eres' now houses the "Ancient Settlements of Cambrils" exhibition, a historical journey through the area from prehistoric times to the Roman period, with Neolithic, Iberian and Roman objects found in various archaeological excavations in the municipality. The collection consists mainly of items of domestic use, ritual objects and ornamental elements. Of particular importance are the bronze objects discovered in the Roman villa of La Llosa. Worthy of special mention because of their singularity and state of preservation are a candelabrum depicting the figure of a youth and an oil lamp decorated with a mask, both from the 1st century AD. There is also a collection of amphoras and other items from underwater excavations.

The permanent exhibition on mills

The restoration of the building was completed in 2001 with the inauguration of the millstone room, part of the permanent exhibition "The Molí de les Tres Eres - a Living Testimony to the Past".

After more than a hundred years without working, the two horizontal millstones are now once again grinding flour. Visitors can see all the parts of the building and the machinery, the workings of which will be demonstrated weekly. You will experience new sensations that take will take you back to a pre-industrial era when flour and water played an important part in people's lives.

 

Address

Via Augusta, 1. 43850 Cambrils
Telephone: 977 79 45 28 - fax: 977 79 45 72

Opening times

1 September - 30 June:
Saturdays: 11.00 - 14.00h and 17.00 - 20.00h
Sundays and bank holidays: 11.00 - 14.00h

1 July - 31 August:
Tuesday - Friday 11.00 - 14.00h and 18.00 - 21.00h
Saturdays 11.00 - 14.00h and 18.00 - 21.00h
Sundays and bank holidays: 11.00 - 14.00h

Group visits can be arranged at other times

Mill machinery demonstration times

1 September - 30 June
Saturdays at 12.00, 13.00, 18.00 and 19.00
Sundays and public holidays at 12.00 and 13.00

1 July - 31 August
Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays and public holidays at 12.00 and 13.00
Saturdays at 12.00, 13.00, 18.00 and 19.00

Closing days

Mondays, thursday morning: 1 and 6 January, 1 May, 25 and 26 December

Entry fees

Paid entrance

Reduced prices
Combined entrance with the Torre de l'Ermita - Pensioners - the Unemployed

Free entrance
Children under 12 - International Museum Day - ICOM members - AMC members

Wheelchair access

YES

How to get there

Located within the town and easily reached by car from Adelaida Avenue. A five-minute walk from the urban and interurban bus stop and a ten-minute walk from the train station.