El Galeon
El Galeon (or Galeon Andalucia) is an impressive replica of a 17th-century Spanish galleon, built in 2010 by architect Ignacio Fernández Vial.
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Measuring 51 metres long, this ship is a reproduction of the galleons that traded from Spanish ports to various ports in America and Asia during the 17th century.
- Country of origin: Spain
- Home port: Sevilla
- Overall length: 51 metres
- Date of construction: 2010
- Construction material: Wood
- Architect: Ignacio Fernández Vial
- Number of sails: 7 sails
Did you know? The history of El Galeon
Owned by the Nao Victoria Foundation, whose aim is to promote and develop events thanks to its historic boats, it serves numerous projects. In particular, it has helped to strengthen cooperation between a number of Andalusian universities and those of Barcelona and Liverpool, and made a spectacular trip to Shanghai in 2010. Subsequently, it has also visited several Spanish ports and crossed the Atlantic to the Caribbean in 2013. Since then, his cruises have taken it to many European ports, including Bordeaux for the Bordeaux Wine Festival.
