Museums

Fundación Gypaetus
The Thematic Centre for Threatened Species (Gypaetus Foundation) is in the Antiguas Carnicerías (Old Butchers) building alongside the Cerezuelo River waterfall. The centre is a non-profit organisation working to conserve the natural heritage, landscape and threatened species and their habitats in the area. Here visitors can see and hear the lynx, the wolf, the Imperial Eagle, and the Bearded Vulture as well as lesser-known animals and plant life, all under threat of distinction, such as the Giant Noctule Bat, the Bustard, and the Cazorla Geranium. The museum has life-size replicas, screens, and sound effects, allowing visitors to read, interact, and learn. The centre also has telescopes to observe the nests of vultures, ibexes, falcons, and eagles nesting in the rocky peaks that frame the Cazorla town. Located in Plaza Santa María.
Opening Hours
Variable: It is recommend calling ahead to confirm.
Tel: 953 052 016

Centro Interpretación de la Madera Vadillo Castril
Also known as the ciCUM, the centre offers visitors a broad perspective of the forest culture and use of wood in the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura, and Las Villas. It aims to give visibility to the cultural and ecological legacy embodied as heritage in the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura, and Las Villas Natural Park. Possibly the most legendary and epic of the forestry culture conducted over hundreds of years was the maderada understood as the ‘grazing of the trunks’. The centre shares the history of how wood, trees and forests were forged, the laws established against exploitation and the sleepers that were manufactured here. It shares the history of the forest cable cars that transported wood, of the muleteers, who with their oxen and mules, hauled tons of material, of axe-men smeared with resin stripping the bark of trees, of sawmills that that sank the logs, and of log shepherds who crossed the river by dancing on them. The Vadillo Castril sawmill operated between 1942 and 1986, and was known for producing special beams, handles, sleepers, and wagon floors. The ciCUM exhibition is a unique experience in an extraordinary setting. Located east of Cazorla, off the A-319.
Opening Hours
Temporarily closed.
Tel: 953 721 330 or 689 193 666.

Centro de Visitantes Torre del Vinagre
The Centro de Visitantes Torre del Vinagre (Visitor Centre for the Tower of Vinegar) showcases the diverse ecosystems contained within the 214,336h of the Natural Park of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura, and Las Villa. These ecosystems are displayed in the Interpretation Centre, giving a general overview of the nature of the mountains. Visitors can also discover the secrets of the five different aesthetic environments found in Las Sierras de Cazorla, Segura, and Las Villas. The first of which are rock landscapes where you can appreciate a world of shapes and colours; then that of water, as a source of life, wealth and diversity; thirdly, the pine forest, the most dominant forest in the mountains; then the rugged relief of the high peaks, somewhat hostile, but full of life; and, finally, the human landscapes, a territory which transforms continually. The Centre has a reception room, interpretation room, projection room, multipurpose room, and a hunting museum. Located north-east of the town, off the A-319.
Opening Hours
Summer: 10.00 - 14.00 hrs and 17.00 - 20.00 hrs.
Winter: 10. 00 - 14. 00 hrs and 16.00 - 19.00 hrs.
Free Entrance.
Tel: 953 713 017.

Museo Almazara Histórica La Almedina
This historical Almazara (oil mill) is situated in a 19th century farmhouse, where visitors can learn about the olive oil production process; the different ways of storing the oil, from old clay cellars through an iron tank up to the stainless-steel tanks used today. La Almedina is a complex of historic buildings known as the Palace of the Marqués de Foronda, which became an independent municipality. The complex comprises the palace house, a historic mill, and a modern one, where the Torreón de Nubla extra virgin olive oil is produced. The mill is an excellent example of how the ‘haute bourgeoisie’ (bankers and industrialists) tried to modernise the countryside, applying modern technologies and business criteria. The mill is also a good example of the oil industries set up after the olive grove crisis, which occurred at the end of the 19th century, demonstrating the transition from pre-industrial production systems to post-industrial revolution processes. The mill operated in the same manner until 1931. Between 1931 and 1936, the building remained closed as its owner had gone into exile (like King Alfonso XIII) when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. During the Spanish Civil War, it was an administrative building for the Republican troops. In 1970, relatives of the Marquis sold the building, and the new owners operated the mill using a hydraulic press. In 1996, one of the first three-phase continuous oil extraction systems to arrive in Spain was installed. In 2002, the current owner, Félix Sánchez López de Vinuesa, bought La Almedina, and modernised the mill facilities, installing a modern two-phase continuous system. The mill now produces ‘Torreón de Nubla’ Extra Virgin Olive Oil with D.O. Sierra de Cazorla. The rehabilitated complex was inaugurated in November 2008, hosting the awards ceremony of the D.O. Sierra de Cazorla in the same year.
Opening Hours
Every day, by appointment only.
Tel: 669 384 514 or 953 720 331.
Located on Carretera Peal de Becerro-Tranco A-319, 7.2km.