Museo Etnográfico de Grandas de Salime 'Pepe el Ferreiro'
Ethnographic museum in traditional buildings and structures showing rural life in Asturias across 19 spaces.
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About the museum
The Grandas de Salime Ethnographic Museum, known as “Pepe el Ferreiro”, was founded on the initiative of José María Naveiras Escanlar, nicknamed Pepe el Ferreiro, who for many years gathered a collection of rural objects. It was set up through an agreement between the Department of Education and Culture of the Principality of Asturias and the Grandas de Salime town council. It began in the lower floor of the town hall and moved to its present location in 1989.
The museum covers about 3,150 m² and is organised into four areas: the rectory house, built in 1814, the corral, the miller's house, with three water-powered flour mills, and the manor house (casona). Around them are outbuildings and auxiliary structures, such as the hórreo (raised granary), the panera (grain store), the cabazo, the chapel and a soda-water factory, making 19 spaces to visit in all.
Its holdings approach 20,000 items and come mainly from Asturian councils, though also from other parts of the Iberian Peninsula and Europe. Most of them are on show in the permanent exhibition about the life of rural communities. It is a public museum of regional (comarcal) character, owned by the public company for tourism and cultural management and promotion of the Principality of Asturias.
Highlights
- Tour of 19 spaces: rectory, manor house, miller's house and outbuildings
- Flour mill that can be seen in operation
- Hórreo, panera and cabazo: the storehouses of the farmhouse
- Soda-water factory, barber's shop and village shop-bar inside the manor house
- Demonstrations of traditional crafts such as blacksmithing, turning and basketry
Permanent exhibition
- Exposición permanente: la vida de las comunidades campesinas – Tour of 19 spaces, including the rectory, manor house, miller's house, hórreo, panera and mill, with the museum's ethnographic collection.
- Founded
- 1986
- Operated by
- Sociedad Pública de Gestión y Promoción Turística y Cultural del Principado de Asturias, S.A.U.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €1.50 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €0.75Groups of 15 or more people, large families, holders of the Club Cultura Asturias card, the school card or the Cultural Passport, holders of the Carné Joven Europeo and other cards, and visitors presenting a ticket for certain Asturian museums |
| Children & teens | €0.30free up to age 5 · Ages 6 to 12: €0.30. Children under 6 pay nothing. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €0.75 per personGroups of 15 or more people, with advance booking. School groups with advance booking enter free. |
Free admission: Every Tuesday of the year and 17 May (International Museum Day).
Free admission, with prior accreditation, for professional tourist guides, unemployed people, residents of the municipality of Grandas de Salime, teaching staff and members of REDMEDA, ICOM, APME, ANABAD and AEM. The Bono Cultural Joven is also accepted. Tickets can be bought online.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Regular bus line between Navia and Grandas de Salime; another line from Oviedo with a change.
From Oviedo: A-63 towards Grado–La Espina (exit 28), AS-15 towards Cangas de Narcea as far as the Puente del Infierno, then AS-14 to Grandas de Salime. From Gijón: A-8 towards A Coruña (exit 498), N-632 to Navia and AS-12; another option is exit 484, N-640 to Vegadeo, then AS-11, AS-13 and AS-12. From Lugo: LU-530 to A Fonsagrada and AS-28.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Individual visits are free and do not require booking, although following the suggested route is recommended. At reception there is a handheld guide in Spanish, English, French and Galician-Asturian. On some days guided tours are offered at no extra cost on top of admission, with 10 places and online booking until 15:00 the day before; children under 12 must be accompanied. Groups (15 or more people) must book at least 24 hours in advance by email or phone. School groups may visit the museum on weekday mornings from Wednesday to Friday, with 48 hours' advance booking. |
