Museo de la Ganadería Tradicional en el Alto Tajo

About the museum

The museum is in the town centre of Checa, in a building annexed to the town hall whose origins go back to the 17th and 18th centuries. It functions as the visitor reception centre of the Alto Tajo Natural Park and as a starting point for getting to know this protected area.

The exhibition focuses on the livestock economy that for centuries sustained the mountain communities of Checa and the surrounding area and which, together with timber harvesting, has shaped the park’s landscape. Through original objects, explanatory panels and educational resources, it explains sheep and goat farming, transhumance, pastoral architecture, land use, derived products and traditional tools.

The approach is sensory: visitors can see and touch tools and listen to sounds of the pastoral world, and the exhibition presents a balanced relationship between people, animals and the natural environment.

Highlights

• Sheep and goat farming and transhumance in the Alto Tajo
• Original objects and traditional tools
• Pastoral architecture and derived products
• Sensory resources: tools to touch and pastoral sounds
• Guided visits with an interpreted route through the surroundings

Permanent exhibition

• Exposición permanente sobre la ganadería tradicional en el Alto Tajo – Objects, panels and sensory resources on sheep and goat herding, transhumance, pastoral architecture and derived products.

Operated by

Parque Natural del Alto Tajo (Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission. Guided visits organised by the natural park are also free of charge.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• 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

Access by a ramp one metre long with a gradient of 8%. The adapted toilet has an inward-opening door with a clear width of 78 cm.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

It is in the centre of Checa, next to the town hall, on Plaza Lorenzo Arrazola.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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