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The Fishing Museum

Tourist attraction Museum

One of the Most Reviewed Museums in Palamós


Address

Zona Portuària, Calle del Muelle, s/n, 17230 Palamós, Girona, Spain

Website

www.museudelapesca.org

Contact

+34 972 60 04 24

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (1.2K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 10 am to 1:30 pm, 3:30 to 7 pm
  • Wednesday: 10 am to 1:30 pm, 3:30 to 7 pm
  • Thursday: 10 am to 1:30 pm, 3:30 to 7 pm
  • Friday: 10 am to 1:30 pm, 3:30 to 7 pm
  • Saturday: (Epiphany), 10:30 am to 2 pm, 4 to 7 pm, Hours might differ
  • Sunday: 10:30 am to 2 pm, 4 to 7 pm
  • Monday: Closed

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  • 5/5 Àlex 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing museum
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 A B. 4 years ago on Google
    Small but excellent fishing museum featuring amongst others miniature boats and fishing nets explaining different fishing techniques. Explanations in English for most artifacts, and an introductory 8 minute movie
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Conor O. 6 months ago on Google
    Well worth the visit. Almost everything is translated in four languages which is good. It starts with a short film about the meaning of the fishermen’s’ life traditionally. There are several traditional tools etc. On display including of course one great fully intact sail fishing boat. I particularly liked the black and white photos of the fishing villages and people.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sonia C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I recommend a guided tour (Monday to Friday at 4.15pm, 4.45pm or later) at the fish auction and tour of the market to buy fresh produce. Duration 30min. You must arrive early to buy a ticket (1.5 € / pers. Children up to 4th do not pay). No reservations are made. It is curious to see the arrival of boats while you wait for the visit and observe how they unload the fish. Parking right in front (Original) Recomano visita guiada ( de dilluns a divendres a 16.15h, 16.45h o una altra posterior) a la subhasta de peix i tour per la llotja per comprar producte fresc. Durada 30min. Cal arribar abans per comprar entrada (1,5€/pers. Nens fins a 4a no paguen). No es fan reserves. És curiós veure l'arribada de barques mentre espereu la visita i observar com descarreguen el peix. Parking just davant
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 jalfonso_17 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Everything is very well explained, very visual and very interesting. It's very good. (Original) Està molt ben explicat tot, molt visual i molt interessant. Està molt bé.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Richard M. 5 years ago on Google
    It's a fishing Musium
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Fendy J. 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice museum! The introductory cinema was a great start and the miniatures displays of various types of fishing methods were super interesting. Would highly recommend to visit this museum as I understand it is the only one of its kind in the mediterranean.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Cliptours C. 6 years ago on Google
    Interesting museum about Catalan fish industry
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Josep Omedes L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) We went on a Saturday evening for some gastronomic tastings. We made a drain of five dishes cooked with all kinds of fish. Very good (Original) Vam anar un dissabte al vespre per unes degustacions gastronòmiques. Vam fer una desgutacio de cinc plats cuinats amb tot tipus de peixos. Molt

  • 5/5 Joan Marin i D. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Interesting and educational, for all ages. (Original) Interessant i didàctic, per a totes les edats.

  • 5/5 Jaume Sala R. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Interesting place (Original) Lloc interessant

  • 4/5 eduardo h. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Unpretentious museum Agradavle. (Original) Agradavle museo sin pretensiones.

  • 5/5 Judit G. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very well structured and with a lot of material. 100% recommended visit (Original) Molt ben estructurat i amb molt material. Visita 100% recomanable

  • 5/5 Helena M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) An excellent museum! the guided tour made by Marina very interesting and entertaining. Recommended 100% (Original) Un museo excelente! la visita guiada hecha por Marina muy interesante y entretenida. Recomendable 100%

  • 5/5 Jaume F. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very well thought out. A great little museum for all ages and very sensitizing. (Original) Molt ben ideat. Un petit gran museu per a totes les edats i molt sensibilitzador.

  • 5/5 Antoni E. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good experience, understandable explanations to understand the history and trades of fishing. (Original) Bona experiencia, explicaciones entenedores per entendre la història i oficis de la pesca.

  • 5/5 Eric C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very pleasant and very educational, a good informative moment (Original) Très agréable et très pédagogique, un bon moment instructif

  • 5/5 Carmina C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) So cool! (Original) Molt xulo!

  • 5/5 Jesús Hita B. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very complete, must visit. (Original) Molt complert, visita obligada.

  • 5/5 Jorge Garrido H. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very interesting, a must. (Original) Muy interesante, visita obligada.

  • 4/5 Eric Tormo R. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Recommended visit. Exhibition of fishing tackle and gear. The museum is very well maintained. (Original) Visita recomanable. Exposició d'estris i de arts de pesca. El museu està molt ben cuidat.

  • 5/5 Paul L. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place to understand the local fishing trade in history. Well preserved exhibits of old fishing crafts. Good introductory film in multiple languages. Nice gift shop with lots of books.

  • 5/5 David L. 1 year ago on Google
    Wow ... I am not a museum person typically, but I thoroughly enjoyed this. Very authentically displayed fishing gear from times past, amazing three dimensional displays showing how different types of fishing nets were deployed. It really helped you understand the trade and methods. Reading my own review I still might not go, but don't let my inability to express this place keep you away! The only improvement would be if all signs had English instead of the 60% or so that did. Whoever designed this ... well done!

  • 5/5 Fabian H. 1 year ago on Google
    Kids loved it (7&10y) and we did, too. Not too big and done with love. Some fun facts and certainly some impressions that will create valuable discussions. Go there in the afternoon to combine with a visit to the nearby fish market.

  • 5/5 Angus A. 1 year ago on Google
    Well put together museum. On arrival we found out that entry was free as we were visiting on the first Sunday of the month. Lots of information boards and the video played on entry was also available in english. Very interesting to see a glimpse into the fishing history. As we went late in the day we ran out of time to see and read it all, definitely worth going back in the morning to finish seeing it all.

  • 5/5 Yvonne K. 1 year ago on Google
    The receptionist was very helpful and had good english.It was of added interest to us as we are a fishing family from Ireland.

  • 5/5 CorinaDig C. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing. A really nice place for the kids

  • 5/5 Gayar A. 10 months ago on Google
    Close to the sea ..very nice atmosphere there ..and close to the fish market

  • 5/5 Christina R. 9 months ago on Google
    Really interesting little museum

  • 5/5 Helena S. 7 months ago on Google
    I highly recommend visiting the museum! It is truly one of a kind and you can clearly see that it's made with love. The exposition is interesting for anyone, no matter the age or knowledge about fishing. Really makes you feel the atmosphere and makes you think. One of the best museums I've been to honestly.

  • 5/5 Derek H. 6 months ago on Google
    Was an interesting visit, small museum took about 30min to look around, lots of information that started with a short film.

  • 5/5 Elisa A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) beautiful (Original) precioso

  • 4/5 Jeff T. 3 years ago on Google
    Interesting history and nice size. It would be nice to have some things kids can touch.

  • 3/5 Eric V. 3 years ago on Google
    Simple but nice. It takes one hour to complete the museum. But then you have learned a lot about fishing around the Costa Brava.

  • 4/5 Michiel K. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice little museum with lots of old gear which was used to catch fish a long time ago.

  • 5/5 Adam P. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent museum on Catalonia's fishing heritage! We were fortunate enough to visit on the first Sunday afternoon in June when admission was free. However, it would have been well worth the usual €5 entry anyway. The museum starts with an 8 minute video providing an introduction to fishing (you can ask the staff to set it to Catalan, Spanish, French or fortunately for us, English - possibly also to German). There are then various galleries on fish, the fishing communities and fishing methods. Main display boards are in Catalan, Spanish, French and English. Individual objects labelled in either Catalan or Spanish (not sure which one!!!). Excellent displays with a wide variety of interesting objects including some models showing the various fishing techniques and a full sized Catalan fishing boat from the 1920s. Highly recommend.

  • 4/5 Luca P. 4 years ago on Google
    Some of the explanation are in english most in Catalan or Spanish. Very interesting not enough hands on for the kids but lots to see.

  • 4/5 William F. 4 years ago on Google
    Well worth a visit. Most exhibits have English translation

  • 5/5 Serhiy P. 4 years ago on Google
    Well worth to visit!

  • 5/5 Gemma D. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very interesting and curious. I recommend visiting it. (Original) Molt interessant i curiós. Recomano visitar-lo.

  • 4/5 ANGELA A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very instructive. (Original) Molt instructiu.

  • 4/5 Dolors Ramon R. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is well worth the visit. Very didactic, with great pleasure. Very friendly staff. We really liked it. (Original) Val molt la pena la visita. Molt didactic, exposat tot amb molt de gust. El personal molt amable. Ens ha agradat molt.

  • 5/5 [email protected] Yamuza G. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I loved it (Original) Me ha encantado

  • 4/5 conchi p. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is very interesting to see the museum to get an idea of ​​how hard fishing was before. (Original) És molt interessant veure el museu per poder-te fer la idea de com era de dura la pesca abans.

  • 5/5 Angel S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Fantastic. I came for a guided tour of the museum. Perfect. (Original) Fantàstic. Em vingut a fer la visita guiada al museu. Perfecte.

  • 3/5 JOAN T. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Simple but enlightening (Original) Senzill però aclaridor

  • 5/5 Christian F. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very interesting. Very nice home. Unmissable. (Original) Très intéressant. Très bon accueil. Incontournable.

  • 5/5 josep cami v. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A beautiful place to get to know the life of sailors and fish in the Mediterranean (Original) Un bonic lloc, per coneixer, la vida dels mariners i els peixos de la mediterránea

  • 2/5 Jose Antonio Sanchez R. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I find it a bit poor in content (Original) Lo encuentro un poco pobre de contenido

  • 5/5 claude B. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Discovery of fishing at the end of the 19th and 20th century. A must see. Please take the time, allow 2 hours to go around it. (Original) Decouverte de la pêche fin du 19 ème et 20 ème siècle. A voir absolument. Svp prenez le temps , compter 2 h pour pour en faire le tour.

  • 5/5 Castaño 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) We liked it a lot, it is easy to get there and the museum is full of little surprises. (Original) nos ha gustado mucho es facil llegar y el museo esta lleno de pequeñas sorpresas.

  • 5/5 lluis s. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Surprising. I thought it wouldn’t be very interesting, but it turned out a lot! (Original) Sorprèn. Pensava no seria gaire interessant, però en va resultar molt!

  • 4/5 Susana Ollo s. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The world of fishing is very well represented (Original) Esta muy bien representado el mundo de la pesca

  • 4/5 Lluïsa Figueras L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The variety of products (Original) La varietat de productes

  • 5/5 Oriol R. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Highly recommended to visit. (Original) Molt recomanable de visitar.

  • 4/5 Rosa T. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very beautiful and interesting exhibition. Too bad that on Saturday there are no guided tours but only our permanent one. (Original) Mostra molto bella ed interessante. Peccato che di sabato non ci sono visite guidate ma solo la nostra permanente.

  • 3/5 Pepa Sanchez J. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Small museum, but interesting and with authentic fishing equipment (Original) Petit museu, però interessant i amb material de pesca autèntic

  • 4/5 Raquel 3 years ago on Google
    It is a nice museum to walk around in and quickly see all the items. One hour here is plenty. The staff were very nice, friendly, and helpful. The price is very reasonable.

  • 3/5 José María Sánchez M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Well, it is a time when you do something different and it is appreciated. The Museum is very good but not to rave about and the explanation of the guided tour is an explanation of what is already written on the panels. The visit lacks a bit of dynamism, making it more fun and enjoyable. (Original) Bueno, es una hora en la que haces algo diferente y se agradece. El Museo está muy bien pero no para tirar cohetes y la explicación de la visita guiada pues es eso una explicación de lo que ya está escrito en los paneles. Le falta un poco de dinamismo a la visita, hacerla más divertida y amena.


Call +34 972 60 04 24 Open on Google Maps

Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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