Masia de Can Deu, documented since 1415, allows us to relive what the Vallesian farmhouses were like before the industrialization of the countryside. From the 15th century several families owned the farmhouse: the Sallent — Deu, the Miquel, the Mornau... Some lived there all year round, for others the farmhouse was a summer residence, but all of them carried out productive work in the countryside, as shown in the Museum of Life in the Camp.
Thus, traditionally Can Deu has been an agricultural holding that specialized in the cultivation of vines until, at the end of the 19th century, the phylloxera crisis caused the abandonment of this cultivation. The farmhouse itself has been changing and growing over time depending on the interests of the owners of the moment.
The industrial and urban growth of Sabadell in the 1950s led to the end of its agricultural use. In 1964, Caixa Sabadell bought the Can Deu estate to save it from real estate exploitation and preserve it for the future as a space for leisure and conservation of the environment.It is very curious to discover how the peasants lived, what was the system used to make bread, how they were heated in winter, or what utensils were in the rooms of the lords. For this reason, the Can Deu farmhouse opens its doors every Sunday from 12.30 to 14.30 h (except in August) so that, everyone who wants it, can get to know all the dependencies preserved since the 19th century in a special journey through time.
