Museo del Bierzo

Visiting the historical centre of Ponferrada.

In the shadow of the “Torre do Rologio” you have the museum “El Bierzo” which is the result of an idea which has been developed over many years. It dates from the year 1984, within the project of remo...

Camino

Only popped in as free on Wednesday Unfortunately there is no information what so ever in English Not even on a pice of paper - so not 100% certain what it is all about The building is an old priso...

Nice building

Unless you are interested in a random collection of artefacts, this museum is probably not for you. However, the building, an old prison, is well worth seeing. We went on a Wednesday when all museums ...

Pointless unless you read Spanish

Patently this is meant for locals or visiting Spanish. Not even a brochure in English. It's one way of killing an hour on a wet Wednesday but those with an enquiring mind will come away frustrated at ...

Very informative, but little or no English.

The displays are extremely interesting, and one room shows the process of making flax thread. There are also archaeological displays and various other artifacts from the area. It is Spain, so one sho...