Casa del Agua de Bres
Museum on the uses of water and the hydraulic tradition of Taramundi, housed in the former Hispano-Argentine school of Bres.
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About the museum
The Casa del Agua is a museum space that explains the uses of water throughout history and today, and serves as a starting point for understanding the hydraulic tradition of the municipality of Taramundi. It explains how the water-powered mills and workshops that can be visited in the area work, such as the ethnographic complex of Os Teixóis or the mills museum of Mazonovo.
The exhibition is organised in two sections, water as motive power and water as raw material, located respectively on the ground floor and the upper floor. Models of water-powered machinery from the area and from other parts of the world (mill, water saw, forge, water wheel), several clepsydras or water clocks, panels and reconstructions show the use of water for drinking, irrigation and measuring time, as well as its present-day uses and the effects of climate change. In the central void between the floors there is a full-scale machine that explains how hydraulic motors and lifts work.
The building was a rural school opened in 1930 thanks to contributions from emigrants from Bres in Argentina, and it functioned as a school until the 1990s. The name “Escuela Hispano-Argentina de Comercio” is preserved on the façade, and inside there is a small reconstruction of an old classroom.
Highlights
- Models of mills, water saw, forge and water wheel
- Clepsydras or water clocks
- Full-scale water-powered machine in the central void of the building
- Former Hispano-Argentine school of 1930 with a reconstructed classroom
- Bookshop specialising in nature and an outdoor terrace
Permanent exhibition
- Los usos del agua – Models, panels and a full-scale machine explaining water as motive power and as raw material.
Admission & discounts
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
In the village of Bres, municipality of Taramundi (Calle Bres, 41A). Coordinates: 43.370047, -7.067110.
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- Museum shop
Bookshop specialising in nature and an outdoor terrace.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 30 min |
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| Good to know | The visit can be made freely or with a guided tour. The guided tour (about 30 minutes) costs €6 per adult (over 12) and €3 per child aged 3 to 12; babies up to 3 years pay nothing. Telephone for guided-tour enquiries: +34 633 371 828. Dogs are allowed (maximum one per person and up to 25 kg), always on a lead. |
