Centro de Recepción de Visitantes e Interpretación del Medio Marino de Peñas
Exhibition on the ground floor of the Cabo Peñas lighthouse on lighthouses, shipwrecks, the sea off the cape and its biodiversity, with a nature trail to the cliffs.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Centro de Interpretación del Medio Marino de Peñas occupies the ground floor of the Cabo Peñas lighthouse, within the Paisaje Protegido del Cabo de Peñas (Cabo de Peñas Protected Landscape), in the municipality of Gozón. It opened to the public on 8 July 2005 as a permanent exhibition space.
Five rooms trace the history of lighthouses (the Peñas lighthouse is also one of the oldest weather observatories in Asturias), the shipwrecks and storms of the Cantabrian Sea, the sea off Cabo Peñas, its underwater biodiversity and a “window” onto the municipality of Gozón. The display combines graphic information, audiovisual media and special effects.
From the entrance of the centre to the edge of the cliffs runs a path of wooden boardwalks. It is an educational and environmental trail with panels on the archaeology, geology, flora, fauna and cetaceans of the protected landscape. The centre has been declared a “Centro Azul” (Blue Centre).
Highlights
- Five rooms: lighthouses, shipwrecks and storms, the sea off the cape, the marine environment and Gozón
- Installed on the ground floor of the Cabo Peñas lighthouse
- Wooden boardwalk path to the cliffs
- Declared a Centro Azul
Permanent exhibition
- Faros, naufragios y medio marino de Cabo Peñas – Five rooms on lighthouses, shipwrecks and storms, the sea off Cabo Peñas, its marine environment and a window onto the municipality of Gozón.
- Founded
- 2005
- Operated by
- Ayuntamiento de Gozón
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €1 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €0.50Children aged 4 to 14 inclusive and groups of at least 15 people |
| Children & teens | €0.50Children aged 4 to 14 inclusive: €0.50. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €0.50 per personGroups of at least 15 people: €0.50 per person. |
Adults: €1.
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
According to Turismo Asturias, access is usable and movement inside the building is accessible.
Kids & families
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