The "Galeón Andalucía" To Visit Scarborough For 6 Days In July

Spanish Galleon Replica To Visit Scarborough In July!

The “ Galeón Andalucía” will visit Scarborough for 6 days in July and dock at North Wharf Quay. Among its creaking timbers the “Galeón Andalucía” tells the story of the legendary Spanish galleons in times gone by.

The visit will coincide with the Seafest maritime festival in Scarborough.

You can climb aboard and learn how the adventurous sailors of yesteryear sailed and lived with the ship open to the public from the 17th to 22nd July from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm.

Visit the floating museum with an exhibition in which you can visit 5 of its decks.

The Galeon Andalucia is the replica of the type of vessel used by the Spanish Crown for maritime expeditions

during the 16th through the 18th centuries.

Galleons were intended to discover and then establish trade routes between Spain, America and the Philippines islands, and formed the then called Fleet of the Indies.

With an innovative design at the time, galleons were armed merchant vessels which tonnages ranging from

500 to 1,200, whereas their lengths-over-all would range from 130 to 200 feet. They were designed to cross

the largest oceans as efficiently as possible.

For three centuries, these Spanish galleons crossed the Atlantic Ocean back and forth, sailed around the

Caribbean Sea and the American coasts, and covered the Pacific route as well. They carried plenty of seamen,

merchant traders and settlers, while their holds bore the fabulous loads resulting from American and Asian

trade.

It's recommended the public book their tickets at www.tickets.velacuadra.es so as not to miss this fantastic vessel!

Tickets: Adults: £12 / Children (5- 10 years): £6 / £30 Family ( 2 adults + up to 3 children between 5- 10 years). Free for children under 5 years old, who must be accompanied by an adult.