The Cider Museum is located in the Plaza del Príncipe de Asturias in Nava, Asturias, Spain

Spain

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. Opened in 1996 by Prince Philip

Felipe, Prince of Asturias

Felipe, Prince of Asturias de Borbón y de Grecia; born 30 January 1968), is the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain....

, it is a themed museum that showcases Asturian

Asturias

The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...

 national drink, cider

Cider

Cider or cyder is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from apple juice. Cider varies in alcohol content from 2% abv to 8.5% abv or more in traditional English ciders. In some regions, such as Germany and America, cider may be termed "apple wine"...

. The museum is a member of the Ethnographic Museums Network of Asturias

Ethnographic Museums Network of Asturias

The Ethnographic Museums Network of Asturias is a network of small, local museums distributed throughout the Spanish principality of Asturias.This organization works to coordinate, protect, develop, and promote all these museums since its foundation in 2001....

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Interactive exhibits cover the entire process of cider creation, from growing apples, through pressing, fermenting, bottling, to consumption
of this alcoholic beverage

Alcoholic beverage

An alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol. Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes: beers, wines, and spirits. They are legally consumed in most countries, and over 100 countries have laws regulating their production, sale, and consumption...

. There is an area devoted to sparkling cider. The museum also focuses on issues such as pollination

Pollination

Pollination is the process by which pollen is transferred in plants, thereby enabling fertilisation and sexual reproduction. Pollen grains transport the male gametes to where the female gamete are contained within the carpel; in gymnosperms the pollen is directly applied to the ovule itself...

 and the development of apple trees.

Summer and winter hours vary.