Arnes, Terra Alta

About the place:

If you are looking for a funny place to teach children that bees not only bite, let the bee Dolça lead you trough the Honey Interpretation Center in Arnes.

You’re wrong if you think you’ll find a classical museum. On the contrary, you’ll be surprised to find a virtual theatre with a beekeeper, who in very funny way explains the four basic concepts about his work.

And from the beekeeper to the Bourdon. Do you know how many legs it has? And how it reproduces? Just approach  a kind of microscope and you’ll get the answers. And finally, go to the dark room and put on some glasses. The bee Dolça will appear in 3D. She will present you to her Queen and the Bourdon, she will explain how to feed the baby bees and finally how to make honey.

A different tour to approach to the world of bees and the honey.

Timetable:

Saturdays from 11:00 to 13:00 and from 17:00 to 19:00. Sundays and holidays from 11: 00 to 13:00. In August, open daily from 11:00 to 13:00 and from 18:30 to 20:00.

Price:

Children under 3: free; from 3 years on: 2 €.

Lunch tips:

You will find a tasty buffet at the restaurant of the Vilar Rural d’Arnes. If you're looking for an elaborate cuisine, the restaurant Mas del Cigarrer between Horta de Sant Joan and Bot will not disappoint you.

More info:

You can complement your visit with a demonstration of how candles were made with the old river reeds. Tere invites you to her workshop in the Casa Pallarès (C / Lluis Companys 9; Tel. 977 435 517) where you learn how to work the hot wax.
Price: 30 € (up to 10 people) from 11 persons: 3 € / person.

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