Industrial Tourism Resources in Asturias.

Industrial heritage

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The landscape and the territory of Asturias are historically closely linked to industry in the broadest sense of the term. Over the centuries, this circumstance has generated a culture, heritage and way of life that makes this region an international reference in terms of the generation of "experiences" linked to industrial tourism, a form of tourism which in Asturias boasts a broad-ranging network of resources and facilities, trails, specialized companies, guides and other tourist services.

Conoce los recursos y equipamientos del Patrimonio Industrial

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Fundación Archivo de Indianos - Museo de la Emigración

Indiano Archives-Emigration Museum Foundation Housed in the stunning Quinta Guadalupe estate, the Indiano Archives preserve and exhibit the historical memory and creations of successive generations of Asturian emigrants known as "Indianos". 43.373742,-4.538933

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Museo Etnográfico de Quirós

Quirós Ethnological Museum Museum displaying the elements that constituted the way of life and thinking of the inhabitants of the region. 43.158578,-5.973007

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Museo de la Mina de Arnao

Arnao Mine and its Zinc Factory The mining landscape of Arnao emerged in the mid-19th century when the Real Compañía Asturiana de Minas started up the first mining enterprise in the region employing industrial techniques, reinforcing the project decades later with zinc metallurgy. 43.577096,-5.983522

Patrimonio Industrial :: Salto y Central hidroeléctrica de Grandas de Salime

Grandas de Salime Dam and Hydroelectric Plant Grandas Hydroelectric Power Plant was a high-priority project at the national level to improve the power supply to Galicia, Asturias and Cantabria, and constituted a pioneering project from the point of view of engineering and architecture, undertaken in a setting of great natural beauty. 43.237458, -6.846008

Patrimonio Industrial :: Fábrica de Sidra El Gaitero

El Gaitero Cider Factory The borough of Villaviciosa is home to La Espuncia factory complex, which for over a hundred years has produced millions of litres of sparkling cider, distributed worldwide 43.493781,-5.423937

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Centro de Interpretación Poblado Minero de Bustiello

Bustiello Mining Village Interpretation Centre The model village of Bustiello was built between 1890 and 1925, its construction and cultural influences being varied: Belgian building models - such as semi-detached houses, bare solid red bricks, industrial flat roof - not to mention local traditions with characteristic Asturian elements. 43.188344,-5.768397

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Museo de la Siderúrgia de Asturias MUSI

The Steelworks Museum of Asturias (MUSI) Built in 1857, this plant was once the largest industrial project in the region and a pioneer in Spain. 43.308876,-5.687857

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Conjunto Etnográfico de Os Teixois

Os Teixois Ethnographic Site The facility is in perfect condition and is associated with the harnessing of natural resources for energy, the ethnographic traditions of the area and ecological and scenic values. 43.341276,-7.079722

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Centro de Experiencias y Memoria de la Minería

Centro de Experiencias y Memoria de la Minería Un espacio de aprendizaje a través de la experiencia. 43.282019, -5.623307

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Museo Etnográfico de la Lechería

Dairy Ethnological Museum The Dairy Ethnographic Museum is a model of integrating the area's mining heritage with another element of its cultural heritage, in this case linked to gastronomy, namely Afuega'l Pitu cheese, which also boasts its own Designation of Origin. 43.251737,-5.872311

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Aula Didáctica del Oro

Gold Educational Exhibition A tour of Roman gold mining, an activity dating back thousands of years. 43.282892,-6.218049

Patrimonio Industrial :: Casa del Agua de Bres

Bres Water House The facility is in perfect condition and is associated with the harnessing of natural resources for energy, the ethnographic traditions of the area and ecological and scenic values. 43.369375,-7.064950

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Museo Etnográfico Juan Pérez Villamil

Juan Pérez Villamil Ethnographic Museum A museum paying permanent tribute to country and seafaring folk, not to mention those who emigrated. 43.563251,-6.64687

Patrimonio Industrial :: Museo de la Madera

The Wood Museum The Wood and Clog Museum is a thematic exhibition on the tradition of wood in Asturian life, especially in the countryside, since ancient times. 43.178579,-5.333501

Patrimonio Industrial :: Paisaje Minero del Valle del Turón

Turón Valley Mining Landscape The Turón Valley constitutes an industrial landscape, part of the history of industrial and social revolution in Asturias, where the entire production cycle of coal can also be seen. 43.210750, -5.736606

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Museo Marítimo de Asturias

The Maritime Museum of Asturias Located near the old quarter of the borough capital, the Maritime Museum of Asturias groups its exhibits into four sections: marine biology, traditional boat building, traditional fishing and seafaring history. 43.613624,-5.793002

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Museo del Oro de Asturias MOA

The Gold Museum of Asturias (MOA) The value of gold and the history of the men who struggled from time immemorial to obtain this precious metal from nature comprise the central theme of the Gold Museum of Asturias. 43.403299,-6.543859

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Ecomuseo “Valle de Samuño” y Pozo San Luis

Samuño Valley Ecomuseum and San Luis Pit San Luis came into being as a deep pit promoted by the Real Compañía Asturiana de Minas mining company, which was to change the appearance and life in the Samuño Valley, in the heart of the Nalón Valley, and almost a century later is the setting of the Samuño Valley Ecomuseum. 43.276161,-5.677206

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Museo de los Molinos de Mazonovo

Mazonovo Mills Museum The facility is in perfect condition and is associated with the harnessing of natural resources for energy, the ethnographic traditions of the area and ecological and scenic values. 43.356869,-7.106511

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Museo de la Minería y de la Industria MUMI

The Mining and Industry Museum The Mining Museum is located in one of the areas in Asturias with the longest-standing mining tradition and is an example of the different facets of the business and culture of coal mining. 43.288228,-5.653128

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Museo de la Sidra

The Cider Museum The Cider Museum aims primarily to promote and bring attention to this typical Asturian drink. 43.357231,-5.504894

Patrimonio Industrial :: Pozo Sotón

Sotón Pit Sotón Pit, in the borough of San Martín del Rey Aurelio, was one of the deep pit collieries in Asturias, being a technical forerunner in this respect. 43.280556,-5.620856

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Museo del Ferrocarril (antigua Estación de Gijón)

Railway Museum (Former Gijón Railway Station) Built in the early 1870s, Gijón's North Railway Station was an active witness of the growth in population and industry in the city in the early 20th century. 43.540913,-5.672857

Museos y Espacios Culturales :: Exposición permanente de la Industria Conservera de Candás

Permanent Exhibition on the Canning Industry in Candás A tribute to all those who have participated in the canning history of the town of Candas, a long-standing activity in this seaside town. 43.588313,-5.767383