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Bissaya Barreto House Museum, Coímbra
Visit the Casa Museu Bissaya Barreto House Museum, in Coímbra, and have a look at it excellent collection of Portuguese tiles, national and Chinese china, and Joanine furniture.
Bissaya Barreto House Museum
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The Casa Museu Bissaya Barreto is set up in the former residence of the Coímbra teacher Bissaya-Barreto (1886-1974), surgeon, deputy, and Salazar’s friend.
This Neo-Baroque building was built up in 1925, and is surrounded by a Romantic garden decorated with statues and tiles. It currently preserves its original decoration.
Its inside reveals the aesthetics tastes of its former owner: a French 20th century salon, Portuguese tiles of different ages, roofs with spectacular frescos, chinas from the East India Company and Saxony, silver, Italian marbles, a collections of paintings of the Mother and the Child, different fabrics of José Malhoa, Sousa Pinto and António Vitorino, and a library with books from the 16th and 17th century.
More information:
Location:
Rua de Infantaria 23, Coímbra.
Ticket Price:
2,50€.
Opening Hours:
From 1st May to 30th September:
From Tuesday to Sunday from 15h00 to 18h00. Closed on Mondays and Bank Holidays.
From 1st October to 30th April:
From Tuesday to Friday from 15h00 to 18h00. Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Bank Holidays.
How to get here:
Bus: 4, 6.
Recommended Excursions:
Mapa Interactivo:
Coímbra
What to see:
- Almedina Tower and Museu da Cidade Muralhada (Walled City Museum)
- Sub-Ripas Palace
- Anto Tower
- Coimbra Old Cathedral
- Machado de Castro National Museum
- Sé Nova or Coímbra New Cathedral
- Coímbra Academic Museum
- Coímbra Old University (Universidade Velha de Coímbra)
- Science Museum of Coímbra (Museu da Ciência)
- Bissaya Barreto House Museum
- Coímbra Botanic Garden (Jardim Botânico)
- Coímbra Botanic Museum
- Sereia Garden or Santa Cruz Park
- Santa Cruz Monastery (National Cemetery)
- Igreja de São Tiago Church
- Igreja de São Bartolomeu Church
- Igreja do Carmo Church
- Santa Clara a Velha Monastery
- Santa Clara a Nova Convent
- Portugal dos Pequenitos (Thematic Park)
- Museu da Água (Water Museum) of Coímbra
- Miguel Torga House Museum
- Stone Museum (Cantanhede)
- Piódão
- Piódão Museological Centre
- Montemor-o-Velho Castle
- Conímbriga Roman Ruins
- Monographic Museum of Conímbriga
- Casa dos Repuxos
- Luso y Mata Nacional do Buçaco Forest
Beaches:
- Praia Fluvial de Palheiros e Zorro Beach
- Praia de Mira Beach
- Praia Poço da Cruz Beach
- Praia do Piódão Beach
- Praia de Pomares Beach
- Praia de Côja Beach
- Praia da Costinha Beach
- Praia de Quiaios Beach
- Praia da Murtinheira Beach
- Praia da Tamargueira Beach
- Praia de Buarcos Beach
- Praia do Relógio Beach
- Praia do Molhe Norte Beach
- Praia de Cabedelo Beach
- Praia da Cova Gala Beach
- Praia da Costa de Lavos Beach
- Praia da Leirosa Beach
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