Museums in Portugal
See a listing of museums in Portugal's main cities including Lisbon museums, Porto museums and museums in the Algarve, Coimbra, Braga and Guimarães.
Lisbon
Museums in Lisbon listed include the Torre de Belem, the National Coach Museum, the Fado Museum, the Gulbenkian Museum, the Centro Cultural de Belem, the National Tile Museum and many more.
For soccer fans both Benfica and Sporting have museums at their stadiums.
Lisbon's museums are often free on Sunday and many of them have free entry if you have the Lisboa Card.
Cascais
Nearby Cascais has the Casa das Histórias Paula Rego (Paula Rego Museum), the Museu Condes de Castro Guimaraes and the Museu do Mar.
Porto
Porto rivals the capital with a number of standout museums. These include the excellent Fundação Serralves, the recent World of Discoveries dedicated to the expansion of Portugal's trading empire during the Age of Discovery in the 16-18th centuries, the Puppet Museum of Porto (Museu das Marionetas do Porto), the Casa do Infante (House of the Prince), and the Casa-Museu Guerra Junqueiro. For sports enthusiasts the excellent FC Porto Museum and Tour is not to be missed.
Algarve Region
The Algarve also has some superb museums so visitors can combine the beach with some culture.
Recommended are the Infante Dom Henrique Archaeological Museum in Faro, the Roman remains at Ruinas de Milreu, the Slave Museum in Lagos, the Portuguese Discoveries Wax Museum (Museu de Cera dos Descobrimentos) also in Lagos and the Museu de Portimão (Portimão Museum).
Portugal's provincial cities also have some excellent museums and galleries.
Braga
Braga is known as the "Rome of Portugal" and its museums reflect the strong ecclesiastical history of the city. These include the Treasure Museum in Braga Cathedral, the Bishop's Palace (Antigo Paço Episcopal), and the superb Mosteiro de Tibães, the oldest Benedictine monastery in Portugal.
