Museo de la Sidra de Asturias
Ethnographic museum in Nava dedicated to the whole culture of Asturian cider, from apple growing to bottling.
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About the museum
The Museo de la Sidra opened in 1996 in Nava to protect and promote the tangible and intangible heritage of this drink. It is part of the Red de Museos Etnográficos de Asturias and presents itself as the home of Asturian cider culture.
The exhibition covers the whole process, from apple tree cultivation, apple varieties and the world of the orchards to pressing, fermentation and bottling. It also looks at the domestic, industrial, technological and social aspects of cider, as well as advertising and consumption habits in chigres and sidrerías.
The route includes a traditional llagar (cider press house) and an interactive machine that follows an apple through the process until it becomes sidra del duernu. Next to the building there is a recreation area and an open-air orchard. The museum also organises activities around cider culture and offers a free app as a digital guide.
Highlights
- Complete tour of the cider-making process
- Traditional Asturian llagar (cider press house)
- Interactive machine that follows an apple through to cider
- Tasting of a culín of espichada cider included in the admission
- Recreation area and orchard next to the building
Permanent exhibition
- Exposición permanente sobre la cultura sidrera – Tour of the whole cider process, from apple growing to bottling, with a traditional llagar and an interactive machine.
- Founded
- 1996
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €4People over 65 (young people aged 6 to 16, €3; children aged 3 to 5, €2) |
| Children & teens | €3free up to age 2 · Young people aged 6 to 16: €3; children aged 3 to 5: €2; babies aged 0 to 2, free. |
| Seniors | €4People over 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –Additional 10% discount for people with disabilities, not combinable with other discounts. |
| Groups (26+ people) | €4.50 per personGroups of more than 25 people, per person: seniors €3.50, young people €2.50, children €1.50; babies free. |
| Guided tour (supplement per person) | €1 |
All admissions include tasting a culín of espichada cider. Friends of the museum and holders of the Carné Joven or Gijón Card get an additional 10% discount, which cannot be combined with other discounts. Pets enter free.
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 museum states that its facilities are adapted for people with any degree of disability.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 2 |
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Admission rates apply for children from age 3; babies aged 0 to 2 and pets enter free. Next to the museum there is a recreation area and an orchard.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Estación de Nava (FEVE)
The FEVE station in Nava and a bus stop are a few minutes' walk away.
By car
Free parking
Large free car park for visitors.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Shop with Asturian products; recreation area and open-air orchard next to the museum.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Photography | Photography is allowed without flash or tripod. |
| Good to know | The visit can be made freely or with a guide; the full visit takes between 60 and 90 minutes. A free app (SIDRERA) is available as a digital guide to cider culture. |
