Casa de las Doñas
Farmhouse in Enterrías with 16 rooms open to visitors, showing rural life in Liébana; visits are always guided and by appointment.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Casa de las Doñas is a farmhouse in Enterrías, in the Liébana valley, whose architecture probably dates back to the 17th century. Built with stone and wood from the area, it blends into the landscape around it. It is presented as the first recognised private museum collection in Cantabria and shows the material culture of rural communities through the home of a family of farm owners.
In 1920 doña Mercedes married Domingo Campollo, and the couple lived in the Díez family home. During those years the building was reformed and extended with a tower, a west wing, a well and a wash-house, and the orchard was enclosed. Domingo died in 1926, and his brother-in-law Tomás, secretary of the town council of Vega de Liébana, took over the running of the house. During the Civil War the republican army requisitioned it as a command post, and the family recovered it in September 1937.
After the death of doña Mercedes in 1982 and of Tomás in 1985, the house stood empty for about twenty-five years. A court ruling of 28 December 2009 ended a fifteen-year inheritance case and opened a new stage. The route includes the ground floor with ten rooms, the first floor with six more rooms and attics, and allows visitors to see the pantry, kitchen, bedrooms and studies, with furniture, tools and household objects from the first half of the 20th century.
Highlights
- Route through around sixteen rooms: kitchen, pantry, bedrooms and studies
- Early 20th-century household items, including Singer sewing machines, an Underwood typewriter and a Kodak camera
- Socarreña (hayloft and granary) and attics
- Bread oven, well, wash-house and vegetable garden
- Guided visit of about 90 minutes in small groups
Permanent exhibition
- Recorrido por la Casa de las Doñas – Guided visit through the rooms of a Liébana farmhouse, furnished as in the 1920s, with kitchen, bedrooms, studies, attics and farm outbuildings.
- Founded
- 2011
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €4 |
| Children & teens | €2free up to age 5 · Free admission for ages 0 to 5; €2 for ages 6 to 12. Children must be accompanied by an adult. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €4 per personGroups of 10 or more people with prior booking. |
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| Photography | Photography is allowed. |
| Good to know | Visits are always guided and take place in small groups because of the size of the rooms and the fragility of some objects. |
