Museo Etnográfico de Quirós
Museum set on former iron-smelting blast furnaces, reproducing a Quirós farmhouse and showing the rural and mining life of the municipality.
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About the museum
The museum sits on the former San Salvador iron-smelting blast furnaces, a symbol of the industrialisation of the municipality of Quirós in the 19th century. Its narrative recalls the arrival of foreign companies, the building of the road, the blast furnaces and the railway, and the transformation of rural life through mining. Outside, a large retaining wall and the underground galleries that fed the furnaces have been preserved.
The route reproduces a two-storey house from Quirós. On the ground floor are the stables, a cider press (lagar) and the male woodworking trades, such as the clog maker (madreñero), carpenter and basket maker. The first floor shows the traditional home, family life and the female trades, such as laundress, cook, market trader and dressmaker. On the second floor a pilgrimage festival (romería) is recreated and musical instruments are displayed. Outside there is a hórreo (granary), a fountain, watering trough and washhouse, and a schoolhouse with traditional games such as la rana, la llave and el cascayo.
Highlights
- Museum on former 19th-century iron-smelting blast furnaces
- Two-storey Quirós farmhouse with kitchen, living room and bedroom
- Male woodworking trades and female household trades
- Recreation of a pilgrimage festival and display of musical instruments
- Hórreo, fountain, watering trough, washhouse and traditional games outside
Permanent exhibitions
- Casa campesina quirosana – Reproduction of a two-storey house with stables, cider press, kitchen, living quarters and traditional trades, plus a recreated pilgrimage festival and a display of musical instruments.
- Exterior: hórreo, lavadero y escuela – Hórreo, fountain, watering trough and washhouse, and a schoolhouse with traditional games.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2.50 |
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| Reduced | €1.50Children aged 5 to 16 and people aged 65 and over |
| Children & teens | €1.50free up to age 4 · Children aged 5 to 16; children under 5 enter free. |
| Seniors | €1.50People aged 65 and over. |
| Groups | €2.50 per personGroup with guided visit: €2.50 per person; group without guided visit: €1.50 per person. |
Individual adult admission €2.50. Children under 5 enter free.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 4 |
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Outside, the reproduced schoolhouse offers traditional games such as la rana, la llave and el cascayo.
Getting there & parking
Located on the AS-229 main road, km 8.4, in San Salvador (Quirós).
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided visits for groups from Tuesday to Friday, booked in advance by phone (+34 658 966 786). Dogs up to 25 kg (one per person) are admitted, except potentially dangerous breeds. |
