Museu Molí de les Tres Eres

About the museum

The Molí de les Tres Eres is a former hydraulic flour mill located where the Camí Reial from Tarragona to Tortosa crossed the road linking the coast with the old town of Cambrils. Its origins go back to the 14th century, and it occupied the central point of a chain of three mills (Molí de Dalt, del Mig and d'Avall) that operated until the mid-19th century. The middle mill continued to grind flour until around 1895 and afterwards, until the Civil War, was used to crush sulphur and also served as a dwelling.

After years of neglect, the Centre d'Estudis Cambrilencs began its restoration at the end of the eighties. In 1996 the building became the property of the town council, which entrusted its management to the Centre d'Estudis. The restoration, financed by the town council, the Diputación de Tarragona, the Generalitat and the European Union (European project HIDRAULIC), was completed in 2001 with the opening of the permanent exhibition on the mill. Today the building, a cultural asset of local interest, is the main seat of the Museu d'Història de Cambrils.

On the ground floor is “Cambrils: els orígens”, an archaeological route from prehistory to Late Antiquity with Neolithic, Iberian and Roman pieces from the municipality's sites; the bronzes from the Roman villa of La Llosa stand out. In the millstone room, the two horizontal-runner mills began grinding again after the restoration and allow visitors to see parts of the building and its machinery. The mill also hosts temporary exhibitions and lectures.

Highlights

• Exhibition “Cambrils: els orígens”: archaeology from prehistory to Late Antiquity
• Bronze candelabrum with the figure of the young god Bacchus (1st century AD)
• Oil lamp decorated with a mask, also from the 1st century AD
• Millstone room with two horizontal-runner mills and their machinery
• Amphorae and materials from underwater finds

Permanent exhibitions

• Cambrils: els orígens – Archaeological route from prehistory to Late Antiquity with Neolithic, Iberian and Roman objects from the sites of Cambrils.
• El Molí de les Tres Eres: testimoni viu del passat – Exhibition in the millstone room on the original use of the building, with the two horizontal-runner mills and their machinery.

Founded

1999

Operated by

Ajuntament de Cambrils

Admission & discounts

Rate published by the Museu d'Història de Cambrils for the Molí de les Tres Eres: €2 for adults, €1 for students and pensioners.

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Kids & families

• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

Among the museum's educational resources is the digital treasure hunt “El secret del Molí”.

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