Museo de la Sal

In Antigua it is also possible to know in great detail how to obtain sea salt. The Salt Museum is located in what used to be the Antigua salt pans, which were inaugurated at the beginning of the 20th century, the site is meant to teach the entire process of obtaining sea salt.

The Museo de la Sa l is located in a modern building of recent construction, it is divided into 2 parts: The first part is located within The building's facilities and audiovisual projections explain the entire process of salt production from its inception until the salt is sold to the end customer. The second part of the salt museum, which is in the vicinity of the building, are the salinas fully operational and it is possible to see how you get.

After knowing all the secrets of salt extraction, it is possible to go through the salt flats and observe in situ how is the process carried out in order to obtain the salt that finally the users consume. The visit to the Salt Museum becomes an interesting didactic experience, you can see how the sea water is collected in the saltaderos, as well as after the evaporation of the salt is left in the cocederos. The visit is supervised by guides of the museum that will help to solve any type of doubt during the process.

The museum is completed with a bar and a shop where you can get memories of the visit and where it is possible to buy salt of the quality produced by the salinas.The ethnographic, architectural, natural, cultural and landscape value is extremely important, the salt mines and all their surroundings are perfect places for tourism and to teach visitors the importance of this place.