{"id":15672,"date":"2024-01-16T16:48:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T15:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euskadibasquecountrygrandtour.eus\/que-hacer\/guided-tour-of-la-encartada-factory-museum"},"modified":"2025-03-10T10:29:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:29:54","slug":"guided-tour-of-la-encartada-factory-museum","status":"publish","type":"que-hacer","link":"https:\/\/www.euskadibasquecountrygrandtour.eus\/en\/what-to-do-in-euskadi\/cultural-heritage\/la-encartada-factory-museum","title":{"rendered":"Guided tour of La Encartada Factory Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15672\" class=\"elementor elementor-15672 elementor-10376\" data-elementor-post-type=\"que-hacer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-800ed28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"800ed28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db3923e migas-personalizadas elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db3923e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">La Encartada Fabrika-Museoa: A treasure trove of industrial heritage in Balmaseda\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d9523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90d9523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located in Balmaseda, Enkarterri, La Encartada Fabrika-Museoa is an exceptional testimony to the industrial heritage of the Basque Country. Founded in 1892, this factory was in operation for 100 years and today preserves its facilities intact, allowing visitors to travel back in time to the beginnings of the industrial revolution in the peninsula.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the century that it remained active, La Encartada was dedicated to working with wool and producing different articles, from berets &#8211; its main product &#8211; to blankets and clothes, as well as gloves, scarves, visors, balaclavas and, of course, skeins and balls of yarn. A small workers&#8217; quarter developed around the factory, with houses for the workers, a chapel-school, the director&#8217;s house (now disappeared), etc.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, the museum houses a unique collection of original machinery -mostly English- from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, preserving all the elements of the production process in an exceptional state. Its technical integrity and heritage value make it a unique point of reference for industrial tourism. In addition, La Encartada has been recognized as an example of good practice in the interpretation of heritage from a gender perspective, highlighting the contribution of women in its history. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c3bd45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c3bd45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Further information and bookings<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260bfed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"260bfed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tours are always guided and last approximately one hour, with the last tour of the day starting one hour before closing.Advance reservations are recommended and are required for groups of more than 20 people.<\/p><p>Special programs:<\/p><p>Demonstration tours: On certain days, it is possible to see the machinery in operation, a unique experience to get a closer look at the industrial technology of the time.<\/p><p><b>Discover a place where history, industry and memory are still alive in every detail!<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa8ea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4aa8ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bizkaikoa.bizkaia.eus\/detalleContenido.asp?id=65&#038;t=1&#038;idioma=IN\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Make a reservation<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located in Balmaseda, this fascinating industrial museum presents the textile history of the Enkarterri region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10454,"template":"","categories":[358,371],"etapa-plan":[415],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euskadibasquecountrygrandtour.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/que-hacer\/15672"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euskadibasquecountrygrandtour.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/que-hacer"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euskadibasquecountrygrandtour.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/que-hacer"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.euskadibasquecountrygrandtour.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/que-hacer\/15672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20667,"href":"https:\/\/www.euskadibasquecountrygrandtour.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/que-hacer\/15672\/revisions\/20667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euskadibasquecountrygrandtour.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euskadibasquecountrygrandtour.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euskadibasquecountrygrandtour.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15672"},{"taxonomy":"etapa-plan","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euskadibasquecountrygrandtour.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etapa-plan?post=15672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}