Casa de la Apicultura
Collection on Asturian beekeeping, from traditional to modern methods, with an audiovisual and a thematic library in Los Mazos (Boal).
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Over het museum
The Casa de la Apicultura, also called the Museo de la Miel (Honey Museum), is in Los Mazos, two kilometres from the village of Boal, next to the AS-12 road (Navia–Grandas). Boal, a municipality with a livestock-farming tradition, has long had many beehives, and from the 1980s of the 20th century onwards the sector became professionalised; this change led the City Council to create this space.
The centre was set up with three aims: to offer advice and training to beekeepers, to bring together a museum collection on beekeeping, and to preserve the equipment of traditional beekeeping. It has an audiovisual room, a specialised thematic library and the permanent exhibition.
The exhibition shows how the techniques used in the region have evolved over the last century, with more than a hundred old and modern pieces of fixed-comb and movable-frame beekeeping, illustrated with panels based on the work Las abejas, la miel y la cera en la sociedad tradicional asturiana by Xuaco López Álvarez. The visit invites reflection on the self-sufficiency of the Asturian farmstead, on the role of honey and wax, on the organisation of the colony and on the products of the hive. The route ends with an audiovisual on honey and wax, and is accompanied by information on the cortín, the circular stone building that traditionally protected the apiaries.
Hoogtepunten
- More than a hundred pieces of old and modern beekeeping equipment
- Panels based on the work of Xuaco López Álvarez
- Audiovisual on honey and wax
- Thematic beekeeping library
- The cortín, traditional shelter for hives
Vaste collectie
- Exposición permanente de apicultura – More than a hundred old and modern pieces showing the evolution of beekeeping in the region over the last century, with illustrated panels and an audiovisual on honey and wax.
- Beheerder
- Ayuntamiento de Boal
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 2 |
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| Met korting | € 1,50Children, senior citizens and groups of more than 15 people with prior booking. |
| Kinderen & jongeren | € 1,50gratis t/m 4 jaar · Children under 5 do not pay. |
| Senioren | € 1,50 |
| Groepen (vanaf 16 pers.) | € 1,50 p.p.Groups of more than 15 people with prior booking. |
| 3-ticket pass (adult) | € 5Children, seniors and groups: €4. Valid for the Casa de la Apicultura, the Centro de Interpretación de la Emigración e Instrucción Pública, the Centro de Interpretación de la Artesanía del Hierro, the Museo Etnológico de Pesoz and the Cuevas de la Andina. |
| 5-ticket pass (adult) | € 8Children, seniors and groups: €6. Same venues as the 3-ticket pass. |
Gratis toegang: Admission is free on Tuesdays.
Rates published by the Boal town council.
Toegankelijkheid
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Kinderen & gezin
| Bezoekduur | ca. 20 min. |
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| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 4 jaar |
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
On the AS-12 road (Navia–Grandas), in the village of Los Mazos, two kilometres from the village of Boal.
Route plannenService & horeca
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Evenementen & zaalverhuur
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Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
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| Goed om te weten | For an individual visit, about 20 minutes are recommended; a guided visit takes between 40 and 50 minutes. An audiovisual of about 20 minutes can be watched in the projection room. Information and bookings: Boal Tourist Office, +34 985 620 046. |
