Museo del Chocolate de Astorga

Museo del Chocolate en Astorga - Wikicommons

Thanks to the crossroads of cultures, Astorga has become one of the most important stops on the Pilgrim's Way to Santiago de Compostela. With a history that theoretically dates back to pre-Roman times, the Leonese municipality has a wide range of monuments. The city has countless tourist attractions where travelers can take a detour to enjoy small pieces of history.

After continuing along Pío Gullón Street, pilgrims can head towards José María Goy with its Chocolate Museum. Its name comes from the fact that it is a large building that came to house more than fifty factories and for showing the history of cocoa, machinery and tools used to make chocolate. In addition, it also reveals multiple designs of advertising posters used to promote, sell and distribute this delicious product.

Chocolate: One of the regions main industries in the 18th and 19th centuries

The production of this popular food was one of the region's main industries during the 17th and 20th centuries. The tradition of almost two hundred years is reflected in the Chocolate Museum of Astorga, as you can see lithographic works, tributes to the various factories and the production process, from craftsmanship to mechanization. In short, everything related to chocolate, its arrival to the peninsula, the chocolate culture in the region and the machinery used to make it all possible is available to the public.