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Tuna Vessel Museum “Reina del Carmen"

Tuna Vessel Museum “Reina del Carmen"

The museum

In 2000, the City Council of Burela decided to purchase an old tuna vessel with wooden hull to turn it into a space for recovery of maritime culture. It is also meant to regain a touristic attraction in the Spanish most important port for tuna fishing and commercialization. 

The visit of the vessel includes all its compartments: from the deck and the bridge to the under the deck compartments and inside the hull. All the mechanical, electric, electronic and hydraulic equipment work perfectly, including the main and auxiliary engines, as well as the security and rescue devices. 

In the vessel we can behold the traditional fishing methods and means used for tuna fishing, focusing in the technique of trolling - cacea or curricán -, the artisan way of fishing tuna, which guarantees the quality of the product. 

The visit includes the deck and the captain's bridge: the visitor can experiment how the main seafaring equipment (navigation, telecommunications and situation) operate, and stroll around the cabinets of the captain, the engineer, the second mate and drift through the dining area, the kitchen or the lavatory. 

Inside the hull and under the deck, the engine room, the resting area for the rest of the crew, the storeroom and the hold are available for visits. In this last space, traditional fishing arts are exhibit. These include the abovementioned trolling (curicán or cacea) for fishing tuna, bottom and surface-set longlines for fishing hakes and swordfish, gill-netting for fishing monkfish, trawling for fishing crayfish and megrim, shell fishing for barnacles and creels for velvet crabs and octopuses. 

At the time, the vessel-museum has a key role in defending the natural and environmental resources, which was awarded by the European Union with a Blue Flag, both for the environmental education campaigns and for the protection of sea resources. 

 

https://burela.org/es/barco-museo

Address: Explanada Portuaria. Porto pesqueiro s/n
27880 , Burela

Tlf. 982 888 506 (from February to October 31) / 982 586 000 (from November 1 to January 31)
Fax 982 585 945

oficinadeturismo@burela.org

Horario

June to September
Tuesday to Saturday: visits at 11 and 12 am and at 13, 17, 18 and 19 pm
October to May
Tuesday to Friday: visits at 11 and 12 am and at 13, 17 and 18 pm
On Saturdays visits are at 11 and 12 am and at 13 pm


Tarifas

Adults: €5
Between 8 to 18 years: €3
Free admission to under 8s
Groups of more than 20 adults: €4
Free admission to schools concerted
*It is essential to book in advance from February to November. For groups, prior reservation is always necessary.