Museum of the City and the Sea Castillo de Mata, Maritime museum in Triana district, Las Palmas, Spain.
The Museum of the City and the Sea sits inside a stone fortress in the Triana district and holds collections of navigation instruments, ship models, and historical maritime documents. The holdings document the many ways the sea shaped this port city.
The fortress was built in the 1700s as a defense against pirates who threatened the coast. The structure later became a museum to preserve the maritime heritage of the city.
The museum displays objects that show how deeply the sea shaped life in Las Palmas over the centuries. You can see evidence of the trade routes and maritime traditions that defined the city.
Admission is free and the building is easy to reach from the harbor area. The interior is manageable in size and can be explored comfortably in a morning visit.
The fortress walls you see today were built when pirates regularly attacked Las Palmas. Walking through the museum, you can observe how the city designed these defenses to protect its people and harbor.
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