Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga (Rua das Janelas Verdes, Lisboa): ubicado en un antiguo palacio del conde de Alvor, este museo tiene colecciones de pinturas, esculturas, textiles, muebles, dibujos y otras artes decorativas de la Edad Media hasta el siglo XIX. siglo. Se dice que es un buen lugar para aprender la historia portuguesa durante […]
Museu Nacional des Coches (Praça Afonso de Albuquerque, Lisboa): ubicado dentro de la antigua Arena de Equitación del Palacio de Belém en Lisboa, este museo alberga una de las colecciones más extensas de autocares tirados por caballos del mundo. La Arena en sí fue construida originalmente en 1787 y anteriormente se usaba para entrenar caballos […]
Castle of Silves (Rua do Castelo, 8300-117 Silves/Algarve) – located 63 km. west of Faro, this castle is a 50 minute drive (via highway A22). This site originally had a Roma-era castle that was greatly expanded into its present form by the Moors between the 8th and 13th century (when Christian forces under the command […]
Cabo de São Vicente Lighthouse (Farol do Cabo de São Vicente, EN 268, Sagres) – built in 1846 and located on the southwest tip of Portugal, this lighthouse was constructed over the ruins of a 16th century Franciscan convent. This lighthouse happens to preside over one of the busiest shipping lanes in Europe. The area’s […]
Lisbon – Strategically located in the geographic centre of the country, Lisbon (with a population of over half a million residents), acts as a monument of its past as Europe’s first seafaring and colonizing power (from the 1400s onward). Lisbon (the second oldest European capital after Athens) was home to explorers such as Vasco da […]
Museu Nacional de Arqueologia (Praça do Império, Belém, Lisbon) – founded in 1893, this museum (located within a former dormitory for monks) houses archaeological findings from all regions of Portugal. Artifacts shown here range from the Palaeolithic era to the Middle Ages. Admission: Adult (€5), Seniors (€2.50), children (under 14) – free. Free admission for […]
Museu Municipal de Arqueologia de Silves (Rua das Portas de Loulé 14, Silves) — this museum, oponed in 1990, was built on the site of a 19th century residence where the water reservoir was discovered and which became the centrepiece of the museum. In an excellent state of preservation, it dates back to the Almohade […]
Museu Regional de Lagos (Rua General Alberto da Silveira, Lagos) — Inside is a vast collection of pieces divided into various sections: Archaeology, with pieces from the Neolithic, Luso-Iberian, Roman and Arab periods; Sacred Art, which occupies the sacristy of the church with paintings from the 18th century; the History of Lagos, whose exhibits include […]
Museu Municipal de Faro (Largo Afonso III, No. 14, Faro) — is mostly made up of local archaeological finds dating from the pre-historic through to the medieval with a major emphasis on the Roman. The Roman collection features pieces from the Milreu Ruins: the Ocean mosaic, two tombstones with inscriptions referring to Ossonoba and busts […]
Museu Municipal de Arqueologia de Loulé (Rua D. Paio Peres Correira 17, Loulé) – located about 20 km northwest of Faro (via Route N125), this museum is housed in two rooms of the former governor’s residence, dating back to the 14th century which abut onto the city wall. It displays a collection of archaeological finds […]