The president of the Nao Victoria Foundation, the president of the Seville Port Authority and the Naval Commander of Seville inaugurated the program this Monday morning, at the Muelle de las Delicias in Seville. “Explorers’ Christmas”A … initiative which will allow you to visit the historic ships Galeón Andalucía, Nao Santa Maria, Nao Victoria 500 and the Nao Victoria Museum throughout the Christmas period.
As the Nao Victoria Foundation reports in a note, the program, the result of collaboration between the Nao Victoria Foundation and the Port Authority, aims to convert the port of Seville, from the Muelle de la Sal to the Muelle de las Delicias, into a historic route which will allow visitors to discover life on board the most emblematic ships of Spanish maritime history.
On the quays of Seville, considered “port and gateway to the Indies for its historic role in transoceanic trade”there are replicas of legendary ships. At Delicias Pier, the public will be able to board the Galeón Andalucía, a replica of a Spanish galleon, and the Nao Santa María, a replica of Christopher Columbus’ ship, exploring the decks, cabins and areas for navigation, food and rest for sailors.
The ships, which are part of an international tour that this year included nearly 30 ports in northern Europe, They arrive in Seville to close their 2025 European tourfunctioning as floating museums of Spanish maritime history.
Likewise, next to the Torre del Oro, theVisitors will be able to access the Exploraterra Space, which houses the Nao Victoria Museum and the Nao Victoria 500a replica of the ship that made the first circumnavigation of the world five centuries ago, departing and returning from the same docks where it is moored today.
The program will be open until January 11with hours from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., except on the 24th, 31st and 5th with special hours, and closed on the 25th, 1st and 6th.
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Where: Quai Delicias.
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When: until January 11.
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Hours: 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., except on the 24th, 31st and 5th with special hours, and closed on the 25th, 1st and 6th.
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Price: Children under 5 years old, free. 7 euros for children aged 5 to 10. Adults, 15 euros.
Tickets to visit the ships and the museum during the “Explorers’ Christmas” program cost 7 euros for children aged 5 to 10, although children under 5 are free, and 15 euros for adults.
Families, composed of two adults and up to three children between 5 and 10 years old, You can buy a pass for 37 euros. Guided tours for schools and associations have a price of 7 euros per student (with one free teacher for 10 children) and 10 euros for those who also wish to access the Nao Victoria Museum.
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