Information

If you wish to receive information about the museum and its programme, make a reservation, guided tour or any other enquiry to prepare your visit, you can contact us.

How to get here?

The Museum of Eastern Asturias is located in the village of Porrúa, just 5 km from the town of Llanes.

To get there by road, you can take exit 300 on the A-8 Cantabrian dual carriageway and at the roundabout follow the signs for Celorio-Llanes. You will soon see a signpost on the right indicating the detour to Porrúa.

If you prefer to use public transport, you can take the FEVE train or the ALSA bus and get off at Celorio stop, which is 2 kilometres from Porrúa. From there, you can walk or hire a taxi to get to the museum.

Once in Porrúa, you can leave your vehicle in the car park at the entrance of the village. From here, go to the church square, from where the «Teresa Sordo Sordo » path leads to the museum.

Come with your pet

Dogs* can enjoy the museum as a member of the family, subject to a few simple rules:

Make sure it behaves properly.
Have it covered by civil liability insurance and a current vaccination record.
Outside the museum, leash hit with a leash less than two metres long; inside, it must be in a carrier, bag or suitable rucksack.
You must be responsible for picking up their excrement.
Dogs considered potentially dangerous are subject to the regulations of the Royal Decree 287/2002, of 22 March.
At certain times of the year there may be livestock on the site.
Remember that you are responsible for complying with these rules from the moment you enter the museum.

*We are a member establishment of ©Travel Guau.

How to enjoy your visit

The Museum of Eastern Asturias is a space that we must take care of and respect to guarantee its conservation and enjoyment by all visitors.

It is therefore essential to behave appropriately during your visit:

Do not touch the exhibits.
Contribute to a calm atmosphere.
Respect the signs and follow the instructions of our staff.
Do not eat or drink inside the museum buildings.

Accessibility

GENERAL INFORMATION

Part of the museum is composed of historic buildings, which have been restored so that we can experience what life was like in the region around 1900. To ensure veracity of this experience, some of the buildings are not fully accessible, although they can be seen from the outside. During your visit, our staff will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the museum, its services and collections.

Accessible parking

You can leave your vehicle in the car park located at the entrance of Porrúa. It has a capacity of approximately 100 spaces, and it is suitable for coaches. It is 300 metres from the museum and can be accessed on foot along paved pavements.

Accessible toilets and washrooms

The Reception-Shop and the Llacín Cultural Centre are accessible by a flat path of stone slabs and coloured asphalt. The second building has accessible and adapted toilets. Those available in the historic buildings do not meet these requirements. None of the toilets in the museum have baby changing facilities.

Other roads and spaces

The stretch leading to the historic buildings is paved with flagstones. In the interior of this complex, circulation is on a cobblestone pavement.

The historic buildings have various types of flooring, such as wooden planks, terracotta tiles and trodden earth with rocky outcrops.

To reach some parts of the museum there is no road, but well-kept meadows. Some of these areas can get muddy when it rains.

Other services

We have an outdoor area, a sports court and a children’s playground with a zip line.

Guide plane

El Museo del Oriente de Asturias explora los modos de vida representativos de esta comarca asturiana.

En nuestras instalaciones puedes visitar el conjunto histórico de las Casas de Llacín.
Estos edificios fueron el hogar de la familia formada por Manuel Sordo Haces (1841-1919), Vicenta Pandal Sordo (1846-1928) y sus hijos.

Como tantas del Oriente de Asturias, esta familia practicó la migración pendular a América.
Sabemos que Manuel viajó a Cuba al menos en 1862, 1876 y 1878.
Sus hijos e hijas lo hicieron a México.

La hilera sur de edificios y el singular pasadizo volado son fruto del capital que lograron reunir en sus viajes.
También otras reformas que replicaban muchos adelantos americanos en higiene y confort doméstico.

Asimismo, el museo cuenta con salas dedicadas a la indumentaria, artesanías y oficios que muestran cómo era la vida rural en el Oriente de Asturias, hasta mediados del siglo XX.