El Valle de los Inventos

What El Valle de los Inventos is

El Valle de los Inventos is a science-and-technology museum in Cantabria's Iguña Valley devoted to inventor Leonardo Torres Quevedo. Managed by an association, it opened in February 2022. The organization reports more than 15,000 visitors during its first four years.

What visitors can see and do

The museum combines displays with participatory activities centered on Torres Quevedo's work:

• Guided museum visits adapted for children and adults
• A guided cableway route through valley sites used to test the transbordador aerial ferry, stopping at Santa Cruz de Iguña and San Martín de Quevedo
• Science and technology workshops for different ages
• Escape room
• Programs for schools

Displays cover inventions including the aerial ferry, calculating machine, airship, Telekino remote-control system, chess automaton and arithmometer.

Visitors and reservations

The museum serves families, groups of friends and schools. Advance reservations are required by phone or email. The reservation and information phone is 646 564 591.

Hours and location

Opening hours are Wednesday through Friday, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. The museum is beside La Serna de Iguña school in the Iguña Valley, Cantabria.

Visitor response

The museum highlights positive public feedback across 83 Google reviews, with particular praise for its guides and the cableway route; the source material does not provide the numerical average.

Since entry requires advance booking, the reservation contact provides current prices, workshop availability and the meeting point for the museum or route.