CAT| Traditional houses

[Comte Arnau]

Some styles and adaptations in different Catalonian regions:

Humid Catalonia

Upper Pyrenees & Aran
[The North-West]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SdLwRJ0-OwA/TcbqqVoEb1I/AAAAAAAACeE/fwnTiwrLfOc/s1600/fac%25CC%25A7anaMacia.jpg

http://fotos.pisos.com/med/1487/1487_001397_foto_1_814488399.jpg

http://www.utilidades.ifema.es/PresentacionInet/groups/public/documents/imagen/ins_p_018000.jpg


North-Eastern Catalonia

http://www.genion.cat/bdds/imatges_db/productes/foto_1/PRODUCTE_6_625.jpg

http://fotos.miarroba.es/fo/7d52/154EBD0C03124EB3BB240E4EB3B502.jpg

http://esphoto980x880.mnstatic.com/torre-maria_2845811.jpg


Dry Catalonia

Penedès & Camp de Tarragona regions
[Central/Southern coast]

http://www.corporaciohabitatge.com/masies/masia%20campdetarragona01/masiatarragona%20%284%29.JPG

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hQeB9MCnKJU/TgPPBCXOQKI/AAAAAAAADEE/F8bgHBTa_3w/s1600/Midsummer+in+Penedes+Mas+Orpi+casa+rural.jpg

http://pictures.todocoleccion.net/tc/2009/10/30/15624413.jpg


Terres de l'Ebre (Ebro Delta Region)
[Southern Catalonia]

http://imganuncios.mitula.net/casa_en_tortosa_94277837096244853.jpg

http://www.turismedeltebre.com/back_office/imatges/imatges_grans/8610_Delta_de_l%27Ebre_20.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AlNKPfWbr9Q/S5PQHNXG8pI/AAAAAAAABOY/F5-MMpzY2tM/s800/P5011196-HDR-EC-50-SGN.jpg


Terres de Ponent (Western Lands)
[Central inland]

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/4874548.jpg

http://v1.cache7.c.bigcache.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/36835193.jpg?redirect_counter=2

http://www.escapadarural.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Castillo-de-Verdu.jpg

[Comte Arnau]

Parts of the typical Catalan masia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masia)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vT9ouLii0Yo/TIzeCTsTSgI/AAAAAAAAAJw/btRSOQw6WL4/s1600/Elementos+constructivos+de+la+masia.jpg

1. Watchtower | 2. Parapet | 3. Arrowslit | 4. Bridge | 5. Threshing floor | 6. Masia (Catalan rural villa) | 7. Roof | 8. Attic | 9. Eaves | 10. Window | 11. Loophole | 12. Lintel | 13. Sundial | 14. Grillwork | 15. Doorway | 16. Threshold | 17. Stone bench | 18. Sill plate | 19. Barn