- Philippe Cousteau Anchor Museum
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Coordinates: 43°34′47″N 5°58′08″W / 43.579831°N 5.968753°W
Philippe Cousteau Anchor Museum 
Location Plaza de Europa, Nº1 33450 Piedras Blancas, Castrillón, Asturias, Spain Website http://www.museodeanclas.es/ The Philippe Cousteau Anchor Museum ((Spanish): Museo de Anclas Philippe Cousteau) is located in Salinas, a town within the Castrillón municipality of Asturias, Spain. It is reached by the N-632.[1]
The open air museum is situated on La Peñon peninsula at one end of the beach near the Arnao tunnel. It includes sails and deck anchors, along with a large, ceramic mural.[1] The featured bust of Philippe Cousteau is the work of sculptor Vicente Menendez-Santarúa Prendes.
One of the anchors is from the bulk carrier Castillo de Salas that ran aground over rocks near Gijon in 1986.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Museo de Anclas Philippe Cousteau Anchor Museum Philippe Cousteau". vivirasturias.com. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.vivirasturias.com/asturias/castrillon/museo-de-anclas-philippe-cousteau/es&ei=wsx5StjHN4W0swOAjZXZBA&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=7&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DMuseo%2Bde%2BAnclas%2BPhilippe%2BCousteau%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DkSl. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ "Ancla del Castillo de Salas (1.980 — 1.986)" (in Spanish). Museo de Anclas Philippe Cousteau. http://www.museodeanclas.es/castillo_salas.html.
Categories:- Asturian culture
- Museums in Asturias
- Open air museums
- Maritime museums
- Asturias stubs
- European museum stubs
- Spanish building and structure stubs
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