Carriages National Museum (Museu Nacional dos Coches)

If you’ve always dreamed of getting to know to most beautiful royal carriages or just looking for a museum with great historic and cultural interest don’t avoid visiting the Carriages National Museum.

Museu Nacional dos Coches © Diwan

The Carriages National Museum (Museu Nacional dos Coches) was created in 1905 by the queen D. Amélia as a way of exposing the interesting heritage of the Royal House Vehicles, and so, the formerly called Royal Carriages Museum is inaugurated.

Carriages National Museum, Lisbon, Portugal

Carriages National Museum © Hugo Miguel Carriço

This museum was installed at the Royal Manege and it was complemented by other vehicles from the Royal House, the Lisbon’s patriarchate and other nobles’ donations.

In the Carriages National Museum you might find a unique collection worldwide as it includes vehicles, props and other objects dating back to the XVIII, XVIII and XIX centuries.

More Information:

Address:

Praça Afonso de Albuquerque, Lisboa

Price:

General Admission: €8
Riding Arena: €4
Museum and Riding Arena: €10
Museum and Ajuda Palace: €12
Families (at least one adult and two minors), visitors 65 or older, students and Youth Card holders: 50% discount
Children up to 12 years old, Lisbon Card holders: Free admission

Schedule:

Museum: Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00
Riding Arena: Wednesday to Monday from 10:00 to 18:00
Closed on 1 January, 1 May, Easter Sunday, 13 June, 24 and 35 December

Telephone:

(+351) 213 610 850

How to get here:

Bus: 28, 714, 727, 729, 751.
Tram: 15.
Train: Belém (Línea Cascais).

Website:

http://museudoscoches.gov.pt/

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Portugal Travel is an organization of Portuguese agencies whose objectives are:

✓ To make Portugal, its culture and its heritage known.
✓ To promote sustainable tourism.

In collaboration with:

Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril

Turismo de Portugal