Museums in Algarve

Discover more about the history, culture, and traditions of Algarve region by visiting some of its numerous museums.

Algarve is a region packed with history, culture and curiosities, and one of the most entertaining ways to discover it is by visiting some of its museums. Discover them!

Museum House Painter José Cercas
Visit the old house of painter José Cercas in Aljezur, now a museum, where some of his best works are exhibited.

Municipal Museum of Aljezur
Visit the archaeology and ethnography nucleus of the Municipal Museum of Aljezur during your visit to Algarve.

Antonianum Museum
Find out more about Saint Anthony in the Antonianum Museum of Aljezur, in Algarve, Portugal.

Igreja da Misericórdia de Aljezur Church (Religious Art Museum )
Visit the Religious Art Museum Monsenhor Manuel Francisco Pardal during your visit to Aljezur.

Fortress of Sagres and Museum of Portuguese Discoveriess
Discover what the fortress of Sagres and the Museum of Portuguese Discoveries look like during your stay in this charming village of the Algarve.

Centro de Interpretação de Vila do Bispo
Visit the Vila do Bispo Interpretation Centre and get to know more about this interesting area.

Megalithic Art, Vila do Bispo and Raposeira
Get to know the largest and oldest concentration of megalithic monuments (menhirs) in the Iberian Peninsula.

Dr. José Formosinho Municipal Museum and Igreja de Igreja de Santo António Church
Why not stopping to discover the archaeological collection at the Lagos Municipal Museum or learning more about Africa and Algarve through their ethnographic sections?

Roman Site of da Luz
Why not visiting the Roman Site of da Luz during your visit to Lagos, Algarve, Portugal?

Centro de Ciência Viva de Lagos (Science Centre)
Visit the Centro Ciência Viva de Lagos Science Centre and have some fun while learning!

Lagos Cultural Centre
Visit the Lagos Cultural Centre while staying in the municipality of Algarve.

Portimão Museum
Visit the Portimão Museum and learn more about the importance of this fishing centre, as well as fascinating underwater findings and archeological exhibitions.

Municipal Museum of Archaeology
Discover the history of the Silves region since the Paleolithic visiting the interesting archaeology museum.

Municipal Archaeological Museum of Albufeira
Visit this interesting archaeology museum located in the old town of Albufeira.

Religious Art Museum of Albufeira - Ermida de São Sebastião Shrine
Visit this interesting religious art museum in the Ermida de São Sebastião de Albufeira shrine, in Algarve.

Castelo de Loulé (Museu Municipal de Arqueologia de Loulé)
Visit the Castle of Loulé and its Municipal Archaeological Museum on your stay in Algarve, Portugal.

Pólo Museológico dos Frutos Secos (Nuts Museum)
Discover the importance of nuts for the area of Loulé by visiting this innovative museum.

Museu de Cerro da Vila (Museum and Roman Site)
Don’t miss the Roman Site of Cerro da Vila and its interesting archaeological museum during your stay in Vilamoura, Algarve.

Cathedral of Faro
Visit the monumental Cathedral of Faro, or Sé, and its museum.

Museu Municipal de Faro (Faro City Museum)
Explore the Nossa Senhora da Asunção Convent and visit the Faro City Museum while staying in Algarve, Portugal.

Centro de Ciência Viva do Algarve (Science Museum)
Find out more about the sun, science, and technology by visiting Viva do Algarve Science Museum in Faro.

Algarve Regional Museum
This ethnographic museum will help you discover more about traditions and life in Algarve.

Almirante Ramalho Ortigão Maritime Museum
Wanna know more about the sea culture of Algarve? Visit this museum!

Trem Gallery of Municipal Art
Update your art-skills by visiting this free art gallery while you vacation in Faro, Algarve.

Faro Jewish Heritage Museum
Visit this historical Jewish Cemetery and its mind-opening museum.

Milreu Roman Site
Explore the Roman site of Milreu while in Faro, Algarve.

Museu da Cidade de Olhão (City Museum of Olhão)
Get into Olhão’s history visiting the Museum of the City, located in Compromisso Marítimo building.

Tavira Municipal Museum
Get to know more about Tavira by visiting its interesting municipal museum.

Castelo de Alcoutim Castle
Explore Alcoutim Castle and visit its Archaeology Museum Centre.

Museu do Trajo Algarvio (Algarve Costumes Ethnographic Museum
Attend an interesting exhibition of costumes from the Algarve at this museum of São Brás de Alportel.

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