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Activity company · Santoña

Conservas Ana María

Family-run cannery in Santoña, founded in 1997, with the Anchovy Art Gallery, a factory visit and a tourist train around the town.

Who they are

Conservas Ana María is a family company in Santoña created in 1997, which began with artisan anchovies and today also cans northern bonito in a new plant. In its building, a work of contemporary architecture on the Marismas industrial estate, it opened the Anchovy Art Gallery (Galería de Arte de la Anchoa), which the house presents as the Santoña Anchovy Museum.

What you visit

General admission covers the museum, the temporary exhibitions and the interior of the building, with a demonstration of anchovy salting and a tasting. From Monday to Friday, the 12:30 session includes a tour of the factory to watch the women artisans at work. They also organise a tourist-train route around Santoña, the Santoñuco, with an audio guide, on its own or combined with the factory and the gallery.

Prices

Gallery, €9 for adults and €7 for ages 5 to 12; train, €5 and €3; train, factory and gallery, €12 and €10. Under-fives do not pay. Tickets are bought on its website.

What they run

The Geocalia activities run by Conservas Ana María, with the prices and terms they publish.

  • Anchovy Art Gallery in Santoña and Laredo Entry to the Anchovy Art Gallery From €9 adult; ages 5 to 12, €7 · 1 h Sobado demonstration and tasting; Monday to Friday, the 12:30 tour goes into the factory Book Tourist train, factory and gallery From €12 adult; ages 5 to 12, €10 Route on the Santoñuco train with audio guide from the Carnival monument; the factory, subject to working hours Book

Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.

Practical details

Meeting point
Tourist train departure, Carnival monument, Santoña

Frequently asked questions

Can I see the factory working?

Monday to Friday, on the 12:30 visit, subject to working hours.

Is there a tasting?

Yes, you try the anchovy at the end.

Where does the train leave from?

From the Carnival monument, in Santoña.

Independent company: you book with them, on their terms.

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

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