Located in the 'Paraje Natural Marismas del Río Piedras and Flecha del Rompido', the 'Real de la Almadraba' remained active from 1929 to 1963. This ancient complex of buildings was a town that came to house some 900 people, trappers and their families, dedicated to the capture of tuna or activities related to the exploitation of the trap.
Territory Organization:
Administration:
- Casa del Capitán, characterized by its square tower.
- Housing and office of the land manager.
Work and Storage Area:
- Embarcadero.
- Diesel fuel booth.
- Boilers and chimney.
- Alquitranadero.
- Warehouses.
- Drainer.
- Esplanade between the Captain's house and the diesel booth, where maintenance and repair of nets and equipment were carried out.
Housing and Services Area:
- Residential area, where the houses were located, composed of eleven barracks of which nine are conserved.
- Area of basic services: barbershop, artisan workshops, first aid kit, school among others.
Almadraba as a fishing technique:
The almadraba is an art for tuna fishing used since pre-Roman times. It consists in locating two boats at a certain distance between which a net fastened with a longline in which tuna and other fish species are caught.
