Orduña house

The Casa Orduña was built after the great earthquake of 1644 that devastated the area and ruined many of the castle’s rooms. It was built by Orduña family, strain of Basque origin who had come to El Castell de Guadalest as confidants of Cardona, Admirals of Aragon. D. Sancho de Cardona received the title of Marquis of Guadalest in 1542. The Orduña family were in the service of the Marquis wardens of the fortress and governors of their states. The house was burned and looted during the Spanish War of Succession (1708). In 1756, D. Pedro Antonio Garcia Buenaventura de Orduña entered the Military Order of Santiago thereby achieving access the noble estate.

Information

addressC/ Iglesia, 2
emailmuseomunicipal@guadalest.es
openingHours10:00-20:00 h.
phone0034965885393
ticketsAdults:4 euros. Children under 12: 2 euros

Museum Collection of vehicles from the past

The collection consists of about 140 motorcycles and several micro - cars, in perfect condition and original from the 20’s to the 70’s that will transport the visitor through time and see vehicles from the past. The museum is located in a large area of 500 m2 which surprises visitors. Apart from motorcycles and cars, the museum has a collection of ancient artefacts such as sewing machines, typewriters, coffee makers, telephones and radios, all of which are well worth seeing.

Salt and pepper shakers museum

There are two museums like this in the world, one in Tenesse, United States and the other in El Castell de Guadalest. The museum has more than 20.000 original pieces worldwide, many of them very old, there are pieces from 1800 to the present. It’s all thematically selected. There is everything that you can imagine.

Museum of Miniatures “Manuel Ussà”

In this museum you can see, among other amazing objects, the Statue of Liberty in the eye of a needle, a flea dressed as a bullfighter, Goya’s The Shootings of the 2nd of May painted on a grain rice, the Nude Maja painted on the wing of a fly and an extensive collection created by the prodigious hands of Manuel Ussà, one of the world’s best microminiaturists. Address:

Ethnological Museum or typical house from the XVIII century

The museum was created to raise awareness of the lifestyle and work of our ancestors in the Vall de Guadalest. The museum is set in a typical eighteenth century house of El Castell de Guadalest, built on the rock. The town was a stronghold of Arab origin, and you get to it through a tunnel dug into the rock, the door of which is still preserved. The museum has information panels (in the main European languages) and brochures which are given to visitors.

Microgigantic Museum

In this museum you can see, among other amazing objects, a bullring built in the head of a pin, the book of the Bible made of hair, a dressed flea riding a bike, self portrait carved in a grain of sand and an extensive collection of miniatures which seem almost impossible. The artist Manuel Ussá needs to control his breathing to be able to do such delicate work.