The baronial house, sa dom’e su baroni for Teuladinians, is located in the historic center of Teulada and overlooks the Parrocchia square. It is a symbol of the country’s history referring to the former Spanish rule. The house was named after the Sanjust family, the last feudal lords and owners of the ancient palace. They acquired the title of Barons of Teulada after inheriting the Feud in 1736, when it passed to them from the Catalans who had left no direct heirs.
The building in the main facade on the Parish Square is linear and austere: the only decoration is the noble coat of arms of the Catalans above the large entrance portal flanked symmetrically by tall windows. The most appreciable part is the rear: turned to the west, it overlooks the village from the loggias, which run along its facade on both the ground and upper floors, with wide French windows for access.
The renovation, by the Municipality of Teulada, respected the pre-existing structure by enhancing the most significant details: among others, the loggias, the reed ceilings and mighty wooden trusses, and the portal of access to the current garden, once occupied mainly by the stables and warehouses, stand out.
The spacious rooms on the upper floor house the obsidian museum and the most deserving stone sculptures made during symposia sponsored by the Municipality of Teulada. Currently the ground floor of the building houses the Municipal Library, established in 1957 and named after the great Sardinian writer Grazia Deledda, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926. The Library is a focal point and promoter of numerous cultural activities: book presentations, workshops, music and culture evenings, reading promotion activities, comic book courses for children and adults, Sardinian language courses, and music workshops.
