Fuerteventura: Tickets to Salt, Cheese and Windmill Museums
ID: GYG449901-808024
Category:
Country: Spain
Duration:
365 days
Description
Discover the 3 jewels of Fuerteventura with combo entry tickets to the Salt Museum Salinas del Carmen, Museo del Queso Majorero, and Centro de Interpretación de los Molinos for a self-guided exploration.
Why are they the 3 jewels of Majorera culture?
Las Salinas del Carmen is a protected site that is still alive today: visiting the Salinas del Carmen Museum is taking a trip to the past, to tradition, to the authentic Fuerteventura. The purity of the waters and the conservation of traditional techniques are key to obtaining the best sea salt in the Canary Islands.
The characteristics of the island have given rise to a peculiar goat cheese, the famous and award-winning Majorero cheese: the best goat cheese in the world. Do you want to know all its secrets? We will tell you about them at the Majorero Cheese Museum.
And to culminate the experience, in the center of the mills you will be able to learn about the operation of these giants that were used to grind grain, especially the gofio. Have you tried it? We invite you to taste the kneaded gofio, the quintessential Canarian recipe.
The three centers are located in the central part of the island, easily accessible by car, motorbike or even by bike. They are the most visited centers on the island as they make up an essential and essential part of the Majorera culture.
You can visit the centers are your own pace, and when you want as you don´t have to visit the 3 centers on the same day : The Interpretation center is the smaller one, and its visit is about 40 minutes. The museum of the Salinas del Carmen is about 1 hours if you want to visit both the interior and the exterieor, and the Museo del Queso has various part, including the Windmill, the museum, and the Cactus garden), which all together takes about 1.5hours, depending on the interest of each person.
Highlights
- Travel to the past in the Salinas del Carmen: the tradition of the best sea salt
- Discover the secrets of the best goat cheese in the world: Majorero cheese
- Taste the kneaded gofio, ground in the windmills
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
You can start your visit with one of the center in any order, and you will need to show your voucher at each center.
The Museo de las Salinas and the Museo del Queso are accessible, but CI los Molinos has steps and stairs.
Access to the windmills (the one at the Cheese Museum and the one at CI los Molinos) are not accessible for people with reduced mobility.
Note that the Interpretation center does not open on Mondays neither on Sundays
You can visit the centers once each in the 365 days following the first visit
Please come at least 1 hour before the closing time of the center
You can start with the center you want to. The Salinas del Carmen, are situated in Antigua, on the east cost of the island, and the Museo del queso and the centro de interpretation are 10 minutes apart in the middle of the island. The salinas del Carmen, and the other 2 centers are about 20 minutes driving apart
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
