Centro de Visitantes Almacén del Trigo

About the museum

The Almacén del Trigo visitor centre occupies a former grain store (pósito) in the old town of Vélez-Blanco and is the visitor centre of the Sierra María-Los Vélez Natural Park. It is part of the network of public-use facilities of the Junta de Andalucía and, according to the Turismo de Andalucía listing, the building also houses the municipal tourist office.

The exhibition is arranged in seven rooms. After a welcome room, it traces the imprint of the cultures that passed through these border lands, from prehistory, with models of rock paintings, to the Islamic period and the medieval castle, as well as people’s relationship with their environment: forest use, aromatic and medicinal plants, agriculture, livestock farming and water mills, including the mechanism of an old mill and a model of a working flour mill.

Other rooms are devoted to the sierra’s geology, born from the collision of the African and European plates and with karst formations; to its flora and fauna, with numerous endemic species; and to the history of travellers, trade and science in the area, including the twinning with the Altmühltal park in Bavaria. Near the centre begins the signposted trail to the Cueva de los Letreros, one of the most important rock-painting sites on the Iberian Peninsula.

Highlights

• Seven-room exhibition on the culture, nature and geology of the park
• Models of rock paintings, a flour-mill model and carved records
• Large interactive model of the natural park
• Reception with a shop selling local products
• Near the trail to the Cueva de los Letreros

Permanent exhibition

• Exposición del Centro de Visitantes Almacén del Trigo – Seven rooms on the cultures that left their mark on the sierra, the traditional use of the environment, karst geology and the park’s flora and fauna.

Operated by

Junta de Andalucía (Red de Equipamientos de Uso Público); gestión: Haz y Envés

Admission & discounts

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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

The Ventana del Visitante listing marks the centre as accessible for physical, visual and hearing disabilities and presents it as an adapted visit; each room has a sign-language video.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

From the old town of Vélez-Blanco, follow Avenida Marqués de los Vélez in the direction of María to reach the centre.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Reception with a shop selling local products and a multipurpose room with an audiovisual on the park’s natural values.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Plan your visit