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Avenida Gran Via s / n., 21200 Aracena, Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park, Spain

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Luís A

Portugal

513

Reviewed 3 March 2018

Good place to know more about pigs and meat

This museum have a brief history of the different types of pigs and the feeding to produce the best "jamon"

Date of experience: November 2017

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Google Translation

Muchas gracias por su opinión y nos alegramos que le gustara y aprendiera en la visita.

Nibblerrabbit

Whitehaven, United Kingdom

15661

Reviewed 10 November 2017

Value for Money

A trip round the museum takes just under an hour & you get a taste of ham at the end. English translation is available for parts. You walk around on your own - no accompanying guide.

Date of experience: November 2017

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Muchas gracias por su opinión. Nos alegramos que disfrutara de la visita y de la degustación de jamón.

iberia9

Madrid, Spain

18383

Reviewed 27 October 2017

ok if you can read Spanish

the museum is large with plenty of information and pictures but all in Spanish. there is a video in English but is general and not a lot of info re how the jamon is produced. there is a stair climber for those who cannot handle...More

Date of experience: October 2017

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Muchas gracias por su opinión y nos alegramos que disfrutara de la visita. Disponemos de guiones y audiovisual en inglés...More

Andrew050665

Surrey, United Kingdom

17854

Reviewed 31 August 2017

An interesting history of Jamon Iberico

Having visited the caves in Aracena we paid an extra couple of Euros to go to the Ham Museum. Although all the visual interpretation is in Spanish you can get an English information sheet which tells you everything you need to know about what you...More

Date of experience: August 2017

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Muchas gracias por escribir su opinión. Nos alegra que le gustara y aprendiera durante la visita al Museo del Jamón....More

387tja

Community of Madrid, Spain

9421

Reviewed 14 January 2017 via mobile

Interesting

Overall an interesting museum if you're into your hams. Most of the exhibits are in Spanish, but there is a handout available in English to explain the various roomsuou go through. The main video can be shown in English, plus a number of the interactive...More

Date of experience: December 2016

Thank 387tja

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Muchas gracias por su opinión y nos alegra que le gustara y aprendiera durante la visita, así como, de la...More

andrewt2014

Stourbridge, United Kingdom

132

Reviewed 22 December 2016

Surprisingly good, if you like pigs /ham

Look, it's a museum about ham... How exciting can that get? Actually, it's really well put together, informative and visually engaging. If you like or are interested in ham /food /pigs (who doesn't love Iberian pigs?) then you might find this place engrossing. If you...More

Date of experience: December 2016

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Muchas gracias por ofrecer su opinión. Los compañer@s del Museo del Jamón nos alegramos mucho que le gustara, disfrutara y...More

springs63

London

8835

Reviewed 22 October 2016 via mobile

Only as part of combined ticket

We visited the caves (which are excellent, unmissable) and the ticket was only €3 more to include the castle, dull, and the Museum of ham). On the plus side, staff were very helpful and friendly and as everything is in Spanish gave us 2 pages...More

Date of experience: October 2016

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Gracias por mostrar su opinión. Como en su caso recomendamos las entradas combinadas con la Gruta de las Maravillas y...More

celtictiger_7

Derry, United Kingdom

19179

Reviewed 17 September 2016 via mobile

Just OK museum!

Interesting enough! You got to taste the goods at the end! If you missed it, wouldn't really matter, plenty other things to do!

Date of experience: September 2016

Thank celtictiger_7

Google Translation

Muchas gracias por su opinión y nos alegra que le gustara la visita y la degustación del jamón.

Sandra B

Madrid, Spain

8614

Reviewed 1 June 2016 via mobile

The best was your guide

The museum it's OK. It explains what is the Dehesa, the place were the pigs used to make jamon are raised and maintained and how the jamon is produced. At the end you have a taste of the jamon available at the museum if you...More

Date of experience: June 2016

Thank Sandra B

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Gracias por dar su opinión y nos alegra que disfrutara de la visita guiada y de la degustación de jamón...More

DenVi3549

Motril, Spain

458

Reviewed 7 May 2016

The Real Pata Negra

We almost all are interested in what we are eating nowadays. So that's the way to discover the Excellent Jamón Iberico. The characteristics of the Iberian Pig = Pata Negra. Their history-The food -the pastures- the climat-slaughter- and how to cut the ham. How to...More

Date of experience: April 2016

Thank DenVi3549

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Muchas gracias por escribir su opinión y nos alegramos que le gustara y disfrutara de la visita, así como, de...More

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BooNanaGMA

Hello, we are visiting Seville during Holy Week this year. On the morning of Holy Thursday, we plan to take a bus and go ti this Museum. Can anyone help us with specific directions? Thank You. Grace

22 February 2018|

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Grace - Aracena is a small town and easy to navigate on foot. I presume the bus will drop you somewhere near the centre of the town. If you are going I would recommend that you go to see the Gruta de las Maravillas (the... More