Museo Vivente do Mel
Family museum of honey and beekeeping with modern and old apiaries, glass hives, extraction rooms and tastings.
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About the museum
O Enredo do Abelleiro was born from the passion of Isidro Pardo for bees. What began as a hobby became a honey museum, and today his daughters carry on the work of its founder. The aim of this family space is to make visitors aware of the importance of the bee.
It presents itself as a living museum: it shows both the beekeeping of earlier generations and the methods and products of modern beekeeping. It is located in Portodemouros, in an environment with botanical and nectar-bearing plants, where the hives occupy a prominent place and the glass hives attract attention.
The main building houses the exhibition and the shop, with the range of products obtained from a hive, and a permanent photographic gallery on the life of the swarm. Three rooms allow visitors to follow the extraction, settling and bottling of honey, and there is also a laboratory, a classroom for 75 people and a beekeeper's workshop. Outside are a modern apiary, an old apiary with traditional hives (trobos, cobos and cortizos), a traditional alacena, a glazed hexagon and a garden with nectar-bearing and medicinal plants.
Highlights
- Glass hives for observing bees up close
- Modern apiary and old apiary with traditional hives
- Rooms for extracting, settling and bottling honey
- Beekeeper's workshop and garden with nectar-bearing plants
- Honey tasting and shop with hive products
Permanent exhibitions
- Galería fotográfica – Permanent exhibition with key images of the life of the hive.
- Exposición de productos de la colmena – Display in the main building of the products that people can obtain from a hive and its bees.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Technical explanation | €10This supplement is not charged to groups with a booking. |
| Wax workshop (two candles per person) | €3Instructor supplement of €10, not charged to groups with a booking; lasts about 30 minutes. |
| Honey bottling workshop | €3Instructor supplement of €10; lasts about 1 hour. |
| Beekeeper's workshop (visit to a hive in protective suit) | €6Instructor supplement of €10, not charged to groups; lasts about 1 hour. |
| Voucher for school visits | €10Per person; includes the visit, three workshops and a honey tasting. |
Museum admission: €3 per person.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 60 min |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
Offers wax, honey-bottling and beekeeper workshops, and a voucher for school visits with a tasting. Each child receives a bag to take home the candles and the honey jar they have prepared.
Getting there & parking
By car
Coach parking area.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Museum shop with honey and other hive products. There is a rest area for a snack or lunch and parking for coaches.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The visit lasts about 1 hour and includes an explanation of the life of bees, the honey-handling rooms, the apiary with modern, old and glass hives, the beekeeper's workshop and a honey tasting. Visitors are asked to report any people who are allergic to bee stings. |
