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Aqueduct
de Saladavieja | Archaeological
Sites | Conference & Exhibition
Hall | Estepona
Bullring |
La Ermita del Calvario | La
Torre del Reloj | Marina | Museums | Nuestra
Señora de los Remedios | Plaza
de las Flores | Ruinas del
Castillo de San Luís | The Watchtowers
Museums
Estepona has four small museums devoted to its history
and function as an agricultural town.
They are all located in the bullring and open from
09.00 to 15.00 Monday to Friday and from 10.00 to 14.00 on a Saturday
all year round. There is no admission charge.
Bullfighting museum
Appropriately located in the Estepona bullring, the museum has
a fascinating display of a wide variety of exhibits associated
with
bullfighting, including a complete collection of posters and, of
particular note, several suits donated by some of Spain's
top bullfighters.
Local Museum
Also located in the bullring this museum has many names, including
the Tool Museum (Museo de Aperos) and the quaint, Museum to
the
Sea and the Countryside. Exhibits here include a range of old farming
and fishing implements and tools.
Palaeontology (Fossil) Museum
Also located at the back of the bullring this museum has a large
collection of fossils. There are good fossils of Pliocene
fauna
from 4 million years ago. The exhibition contains over 2000 fossils
from 600 species making it one of the largest local fossil
museums
in Europe.
Archaeological Museum
Also located at the back of the bullring this museum houses remains
for the Palaeolithic era , some 100.000 years ago. Some of the museums
prize exhibits are remains from the 'El Torreon" site where
Phoenicians settled 2.600 year ago. There are remains found in most
of the Archaeological sites section.
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