Overview
- AddressPolígono Industrial Espartal II
- Opening times
Low season (January 1 to July 15): Monday to Saturday – Closed. Sundays and public holidays - tours are organised at the following times: 10:00, 10:45, 11:30, 12:15, 13:00, 16:00, 16:45 & 17:30. EASTER TIME: Extra tour at 18:15. Open every day.
High season: (July 16 to December 31): Monday to Sunday, including public holidays – tours are organised at the following times : 10:00, 10:45, 11:30, 12:15, 13:00, 15:30*, 16:15, 17:00, 1745 & 18:30.
(*) Tour not available on weekend and holiday.
The production plant is visited from mid-July to November (except second half of August). It is included in the museum tour from Monday to Friday (morning passes only). It is recommended to consult.
At the end of the visit is possible to buy our products in the shop.
Museum will be closed the 25th of December and 1 st of January
- Telephone number965610712
- Webhttp://www.museodelturron.com
- Emailinfo@museodelturron.com
Description
The Turrón Museum is a private institution dedicated to recuperating the technological heritage related to the production of turrón (a type of nougat) and marzipan, and more generally, the technology related to the economic development of Jijona throughout its history.
The museum is to be found spread over three floors in which tools and utensils are displayed and the processes are explained according to the following criteria:
Top floor: prime materials (sugar, honey, almonds and eggs)
Middle floor: Processes (Jijona and Alicante turrón, marzipans)
Lower floor: Commercialisation of the product (points of sale, publicity, packaging, company history, local history)