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The 10 Best Science Museums in Central Portugal, Portugal
1. Museu da Fundacao do Coa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 436 reviews
The final seventeen kilometres of the Coa valley contain hundreds of Palaeolithic engravings along the river’s banks, extending all the way to the River Douro. This zone has been made into Portugal’s first Archaeological Park. This Park was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 2 December 1998. This entire open-air art collection, which buries the old myth of rock art only existing in caves, is exhibited in the Museum through original pieces of movable art, replicas of “rock panels” and interactive zones that use modern digital technology. The art can also be viewed in loco on organised visits to the valley with specialised guides (advance booking required). Visit also (no advance booking required) the Museum which provides an overview of the Ice Age Coa Valley rock-art, its archaeological context as well as magnificent views over the Coa and Douro rivers. Museum opening times: High season: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM; Closes at lunchtime (01:00 PM - 02-00 PM) in low season from the 20th of October until the last day of February. Closed on Mondays, 1st of January, 1st of May and 25th of December.
Reviewed By LORIT123 - Vienna, Austria
architecture 1a, location/view 1a, content 1a, kitchen/restaurant 1a, guides 1a, its an outstanding place, beautiful, educational, full of sensuality and experience, adventure even... if you can, book the night tour to the rock art places. fairy tale!!!
2. Pavilhao do Conhecimento
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4.5 based on 911 reviews
Reviewed By patriciababe
Great afternoon with my daughter couldn't get her out of there with so many experiences and activities to try.
3. Museu Nacional Ferroviario
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4.5 based on 158 reviews
O MNF é um espaço vivo, povoado por pecas extraordinárias que contam a historia do caminho de ferro em Portugal. Aqui, a aventura do conhecimento começá no património cultural, passa pela reflexão sobre o papel histórico, simbólico e tecnológico do transporte ferroviário, procurando envolver o visitante numa experiência de partilha e experimentação que tem tanto de educativa. Esperamos por si!
Reviewed By JamesAmaze - Cookham, United Kingdom
This museum is so well planned, starting with a 2 minute screen display of the increases in speed of trains over 2 centuries. The layout of exhibits is ordered and easy to understand. Descriptions in most cases are in English, as well, of course, in Portuguese. There is lots to see and touch. The exhibition then goes outside to a fantastic collection of steam locomotives grouped around an original and still working turntable. There are about 10 locos, massive units from the mid C19 to the mid C20. There's the chance to view the Royal Train, and walk inside the Presidential Carriage. I spent 3 hours there, smiling all the time. All the guides are friendly and speak English, and a special thank you to Tomas, who is almost as good as the world's best tour guide, James A, at Chelsea Football Club. A great museum to visit.
4. Centro Ciencia Viva de Constancia- Parque de Astronomia
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4.5 based on 52 reviews
5. Exploratorio - Centro Ciencia Viva de Coimbra
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4.5 based on 43 reviews
6. Museu de Ciencia da Universidade de Coimbra
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4.5 based on 6 reviews
7. Academia das Ciencias de Lisboa
8. Exhibition Real Bodies
9. Museu da Farmacia
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 126 reviews
The Pharmacy and Health Museum proposes an attractive and unusual experience through 5000 years of history of health. Its vast collection includes objects of rare artistic, anthropological, and scientific value, describing a journey, where each civilization is portrayed under a narrative of disease-fighting and the seeking of healing and pain relief, since the first traces of life on earth until today, passing through cultures and civilizations as distinct in time and place as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Incas, the Aztecs, Islam, Africa, Tibet, China, Japan, among others. A journey that, although it started in prehistory, it is still being built today on the testimonies that now reach us from the “future”, such as portable pharmacies and first aid kits used by NASA astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Reviewed By Mobile31749243851 - Lisbon, Portugal
The Pharmacy Museum has a charming terrace, with a beautiful view of 20 cubic meters of the tagus river to the left of all the trees of the Santa Catarina viewpoint, while sitting in a beautiful plastic chair, at the perfect angle of 30 ° of inclination, in which you can enjoy a wonderful coffee from the best boxes of the best trucks that travel on the best roads from the closest Delta factory to your table, and all this wonderful experience of the senses for the modest amount of € 2.20 (Just the coffe), which considering the excellent quality of the exotic coffee served and the conditions provided, is totally justified. I will keep the receipt with me, for later it too, to be considered as a museum piece, and a historical witness of the heyday of madness that Lisbon is experiencing in the present years. I highly recommend it to my great friend Bill Gates.
10. Zezere EcoMuseu
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 38 reviews
