Salt Valley, Basque Country, Spain

4.5 (419 reviews) Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #1 in Basque Country Ancient Ruins

Time well spent.

The Salt Valley is one of the most spectacular and best preserved inland saltworks in the world. Its value not only lies in its particular architecture or on its almost 6.500 years of history, or even in its geological features, biodiversity or landscape values, but in the union in perfect harmony of all of it in a privileged context. This Cultural Landscape is candidate to World Heritage List of the UNESCO and is listed under the Ramsar Convention as a wetland site of international importance
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Address

Miguel Diaz de Tuesta plaza, 1, Salinas de Anana, Spain.

Mobile

+34 945 35 11 11

Website

http://www.vallesalado.com

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday : 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Current local date and time now

Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 10:05

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Reviews

4audreyferndown 5:00 PM Oct 16, 2022
Time well spent.
Añana could do with better parking facilities for the visitors to its salt valley. We booked a tour in English and had Noella as our guide. At this time of year and with rain forecast, I was surprised that as many as eight people had booked so perhaps best to book ahead for any tour there. A choice of this morning or later this afternoon was given for an English speaking guide today. Noella gave us a lot of details, was happy to answer every question. It was really interesting and we enjoyed it very much. Everything has to be constructed in wood or ceramics because any metals used would just rust. The infrastructure is being rebuilt to show the history of the Valley, so don’t expect a lovely underfoot experience and wear sensible shoes. Shop was good for souvenir salt.
5Hyoga83 5:00 PM Jul 6, 2020
Great
Fascinating site, it feels like a totally different country when you are there looking at the terraces and the salt flats. The visit is really interesting, the hour flies by and the guide was friendly and knowledgeable. It costs 8€ and you can use the spa at the end. The site has 7000 years of continual use, until this century when salt was no longer so important for preserving food. Best moment to visit is within May and October, although if possible avoid the midday heat.