# Camariñas Lace Museum

What to do en Costa da Morte · Costa da Morte

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/things-to-do/camarinas-lace-museum · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Duración: 45 min
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: Rainy days, crafts

Museum · 45 min · Camariñas bobbin lace, with morning and afternoon opening hours

Camariñas is the town of bobbin lace, made by the palilleiras, and its museum tells the history, evolution and value of a craft that has brought the town international fame. It is a good complement to Cape Vilán, about 5 km away, and an indoor stop if it rains.
What you see
According to Turismo de Galicia, the museum shows lace from Camariñas and other parts of the world, some of it centuries old, and the tools used to make it. The Costa da Morte presents it as the place to see pieces, understand the techniques and meet the palilleiras, who pass the craft down from generation to generation. The origin of lace in Camariñas is unclear: some versions speak of an Italian traveller who brought the craft and others place it in the Low Countries.
Camariñas lace now carries the Artesanía de Galicia seal. It is kept alive by the palilleiras, their associations and the municipal bobbin schools, where children learn: at the last Mostra, the youngest presented their own designs.
The Mostra do Encaixe
The big event is the Mostra do Encaixe, held every Easter and a Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia since 1999. In 2026 it was the 35th edition, from 1 to 5 April, with live demonstrations, workshops, lace fashion shows, exhibition and sales stalls and delegations from Argentina, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Arenys de Mar. In summer, at the end of July, Camariñas also holds O Encaixe no Camiño, which links lace with the town's history as a port on the Camino. If you can choose dates, the Mostra is when you will see the most lace and the most palilleiras together.
Hours and how to get there
The 2025 Costa da Morte guide gave the museum as open every day from 10:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:00. Neither the 2026 hours nor the price appear in an official source: confirm both at the tourist office or the Camariñas council before you go. Allow about 45 minutes.
Around the town you will see palilleiras working at their doors and lace shops: if you want to buy, ask about the Artesanía de Galicia seal. For lunch, Villa de Oro, with a Bib Gourmand, is in Camariñas and closes on Wednesdays. Afterwards go up to Cape Vilán and its shipwreck centre, and if you still have time, continue to the Virxe da Barca sanctuary, in Muxía.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 43.131, -9.182

## Cerca de aquí

- [Camiño dos Faros from Camariñas to Fisterra, Four Stages with Your Luggage Moved by Car](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/things-to-do/lighthouse-way-last-stages), a 61 m
- [Villa de Oro](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/where-to-eat/villa-de-oro), a 65 m
- [Cape Vilán and its shipwreck and lighthouse centre](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/things-to-do/cape-vilan-shipwreck-and-lighthouse-centre), a 1.6 km
- [Virxe da Barca sanctuary in Muxía](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/things-to-do/virxe-da-barca-sanctuary), a 3.8 km
- [A Lonxa de Álvaro](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/where-to-eat/a-lonxa-de-alvaro), a 4.0 km
- [Casa de Trillo](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/where-to-stay/casa-de-trillo), a 9.5 km
- [Dombate Dolmen and Its Archaeological Centre, in Cabana de Bergantiños](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/things-to-do/dombate-dolmen), a 18.5 km
- [O Fragón](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/where-to-eat/o-fragon), a 24.2 km

## Preguntas frecuentes

### When is the Mostra do Encaixe in Camariñas?
Every Easter; in 2026 it was from 1 to 5 April.

### What are the museum's hours?
In 2025 it opened every day from 10:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:00; confirm the current hours before you go.

### Where can you buy Camariñas lace?
In the town's shops; the lace carries the Artesanía de Galicia seal.

Destino: [Costa da Morte](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte.md)