Visit Horno Alto nº2 and Warehouse of Effects and Spare Parts in Sagunto

Puerto de Sagunto exists because of a factory. In the early twentieth century the steelworks built an entire company town beside the sea — housing, company store, hospital, its own port — and when the plant closed during Spain's industrial restructuring in the 1980s, the skeleton stayed. Blast Furnace No. 2 is the largest surviving piece: it is a listed monument (Bien de Interés Cultural) and the only blast furnace in Spain you can go inside.

What the tour covers

It starts at the furnace's visitor reception pavilion and then goes up: the working platform, the inside of the furnace shaft, and the first level of the cooling system. From there it moves on to the Warehouse of Effects and Spare Parts. A blast furnace is, stripped down, a tower where iron ore, coke and limestone descend while hot air rises, and molten iron comes out at the bottom — standing inside one is what makes that sentence mean anything. There are stairs and metal walkways, so wear closed shoes and expect a physical visit rather than a gallery stroll.

Times, places and booking

Visits run as fixed-time slots with limited places, and this run continues until 25 September. Neither the daily times nor the price are in our listing — check and book on the official page. Note the tours are normally given in Spanish. Arrive early; missing the start of a timed guided visit usually means missing the visit.

Getting to Puerto de Sagunto without a car

There are Cercanías trains from València Nord on line C-6, with one trap worth knowing: many of them stop at Sagunt, which is the historic hilltop town, while Puerto de Sagunto is about five kilometres away on the coast. Check on Renfe which trains actually reach Puerto de Sagunto on your date; otherwise you connect by local bus, and there are direct intercity coaches from Valencia too. Our guide to reaching the towns without a car explains how the train and bus fit together here.

Making a day of it

Sagunto is really two towns. Uphill you have the Roman theatre and the castle along the ridge; down at the port, the workers' town and the sea. If you finish early, l'Almardà and Canet beach lie just north, with dunes and far fewer people than the city beaches. The building's own page is Horno Alto nº 2.