The Masia Escrigas is a country home that began to be constructed in the year 1905 with the profits obtained from the cultivations. The heir of the family studies in France, very prestigious at that time, where he cultivated music and poetry. Once he came back to the Valley of Merles, he collaborated with several Catalan magazines.
He was an intelligent man, and friend of his friends. Many summer days he reunited over forty people on his table.
Many distinguished personalities of the time and that with the years they have been recognized for their work have passed through this house.
The heir died when he was in his literary peak, the death of his first son may have been the cause of his death. During the long days of of his son’s sickness, Vilarmau wrote a collection of poems where he illustrates his pain and deep faith. The most important of these poems is the one he wrote on the day of his son’s death.