Centro de Interpretación de la Pesca

About the museum

The Centro de Interpretación de la Pesca de Adra is next to the tourist office, on the main street of the coastal town. It presents Adra’s long relationship with the sea and with fishing since Antiquity, with examples of Phoenician, Greek and Roman fishing and of the salting factories that made fishing the town’s main economic activity.

The visit begins in a 3D audiovisual projection room. It then goes through the fish market (lonja), the canneries, gastronomy, the traditions and cults of the sea, with original pieces, information panels, display cases and real fishing items. Other sections cover the evolution of rowing and sailing boats and present-day small-scale fishing with the traíña (traditional net fishing). A virtual panel shows how to cook typical dishes such as atascaburras (a potato and salt cod dish).

One room is dedicated to the Virgen del Mar, patroness of Adra’s sailors, and to the Virgen del Carmen, patroness of seafarers.

Highlights

• 3D audiovisual room on the fishing history of Adra
• Original pieces, display cases and real fishing items
• Fish market, canneries and salting
• Virtual panel for cooking atascaburras
• Room dedicated to the Virgen del Mar and the Virgen del Carmen

Permanent exhibition

• Exposición permanente sobre la pesca en Adra – Tour of the city’s fishing history: 3D audiovisual room, fish market, canneries, traditions and cults of the sea, with original pieces and panels.

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de Adra

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Andalucía.org describes the centre as accessible for people with disabilities.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

It is on the Carrera de Natalio Rivas, Adra’s main street, next to the tourist office.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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