Museo Ampelográfico de El Encín

Over het museum

The Museo Ampelográfico is on the El Encín estate in Alcalá de Henares, an experimental farm of the Madrid Institute for Rural, Agricultural and Food Research and Development (IMIDRA). It opened in 2003 as a botanical garden specialising in vines of Spanish origin.

It has a circular layout with a central pergola and four concentric rings of vines, and displays more than two hundred varieties, including those used in the Vinos de Madrid designation of origin, rootstocks, hybrids and foreign varieties, mainly French.

The museum is part of the El Encín Grapevine Variety Collection, one of the largest in Europe. Its origins go back to the late 19th century, when genetic material that phylloxera was destroying began to be conserved, and in 1950 it was moved to the present estate.

Hoogtepunten

• Circular garden with four rings of vines
• More than 200 grapevine varieties of Spanish origin
• Part of the El Encín Grapevine Variety Collection
• Guided visits with advance booking

Vaste collectie

• Jardín ampelográfico – Circular area with more than 200 grapevine varieties of Spanish origin, arranged in concentric rings around a pergola.

Opgericht

2003

Beheerder

IMIDRA (Comunidad de Madrid)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

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Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

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Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car, take exit 38 of the A-2 towards Los Santos de la Humosa; at the roundabout, take the first exit on the right, where a small IMIDRA sign is posted. Within the estate, caution is needed around cyclists.

Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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