Visiting the Anchovy and Salt Museum (MASLE) and the anchovy factories

Over the centuries, L'Escala has preserved an industry that gave it fame the world over: that of salting anchovies. The Anchovy and the Salt Museum, which was opened in 2006 in the former abattoir, shows the history of fishing and of salting oily fish from the 16th century to date, and submerges visitors in a time, a heritage and unique knowledge of the Catalan coast. In the Anchovy and the Salt Museum, in addition to getting to know the evolution of fishing and salting, visitors can see large-format temporary exhibitions of an ethnological nature.

A visit to one of the many anchovy factories in the town is a unique opportunity to experience how the anchovies of L'Escala are still made.