Former Cardenete flour factory

A factory beside the railway

The flour factory in Cardenete dates from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was one of the area’s first, and the railway carried its flour throughout the district. It closed in the 1960s and is now the Museo Fábrica de Harinas.

Inside

It has three storeys, linked by belts and wooden pipes: the store with hoppers, packing machine, loading bays and electricity transformers. The German machinery is in good condition.

The restoration

The factory was saved through two Recual training and employment programmes, in which sixteen people worked while learning a trade: they repaired roofs, walls and flaking surfaces and cleaned the machinery. By May 2021 the main building had been restored and turned into a museum, with the district tourist office in an adjoining wing as its entrance; stores and outdoor areas remained unfinished, with screening and exhibition rooms planned there. The machinery dates from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was adapted to electricity in the early 20th; it survives almost as it was when operating, although that does not mean it can be started.

Plan your visit

Before you travel

Ask the town hall about opening times and visiting conditions.

Combine with

The Mycological Museum and Ethnographic Museum.