Visit to Pascual Flores

The Pascual Flores boat offers an exhibition with didactic material, and can be visited by schoolchildren and the general public

The Pascual Flores can be visited from November 9 to December 26, 2025 at the Marina Salinas marina in Torrevieja.

The ship, which has been built and prepared for navigation in the shipyards of Punta Umbría (Huelva) thanks to the collaboration agreement signed between the Torrevieja City Council, through the Municipal Institute of Culture “Joaquín Chapaprieta”, and the Nao Victoria Foundation, is in perfect condition and has all the certificates that authorize it to sail.

The ship has been equipped with an exhibition with educational material, and can be visited by schoolchildren and the general public in all the cities where it docks, with a program of activities designed in collaboration with the Municipal Institute of Culture of Torrevieja.

History of Pascual Flores

The original ship “Pascual Flores” was built in Torrevieja in 1917 to be dedicated to the export of fruits, salt and general cargo, serving several Mediterranean ports and the coast of Africa.

In 1999 the Torrevieja City Council bought for €180,000 the Pascual Flores that was in the port of Milford in a very poor state of conservation.

For 8 years, large economic investments were made in the maintenance of the boat, which generated harsh criticism from the citizens of Torrevieja, as such a large investment was not considered justified with public money from taxpayers (more than 4 million euros).

Due to the poor condition of the boat, it is impossible to maintain it and in 2020, the original sailboat is scrapped and the Torrevieja City Council signs a collaboration agreement with the Nao Victoria Foundation, for the construction of an identical replica of the schooner.

The Nao Victoria Foundation, specialized in the management of history boats, is now in charge of the operation and maintenance of the Pascual Flores as a floating and promotional museum of the city of Torrevieja.

Thus begins a new journey that will lead Pascual Flores to participate in various international maritime festivals, film recording and will return home every year to spend Christmas in the city where he was born, Torrevieja.