Salinas del Carmen Salt Museum
Museo de la Sal - Salinas del Carmen
A working traditional saltworks and salt museum, with seaside crystallizing pools in neat rows where you can learn about Canarian salt production.
The Salinas del Carmen dates from the 18th century and still produces sea salt by traditional methods: seawater is brought in with the tides and dried in stepped evaporation and crystallization pools before the salt is harvested. The adjacent salt museum explains the importance of the salt and salted-fish trade to the island. Admission is about €5, and it is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Herons often forage along the shore, and a whale skeleton stands on display. You can buy flor de sal (fine sea-salt flakes) in the shop. It is about a 5-minute drive from Caleta de Fuste.
Opening hours
Tue–Sat approx. 10:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Caleta de Fuste
- Puerto del Rosario
- Mirador de Morro Velosa
- Betancuria
- Ecomuseo de La Alcogida
- Barranco de las Peñitas
- Church of Nuestra Señora de Regla, Pájara
- Casa de los Coroneles