Top 5 Specialty Museums in Pico, Azores

December 10, 2021 Alida England

Discover the best top things to do in Pico, Portugal including Museu dos Baleeiros (Whaler’s Museum), Museu da Industria Baleeira, Pico Wine Museum, Centro de Interpretacao da Paisagem da Cultura da Vinha da Ilha do Pico, Centro de Artes e de Ciencias do Mar.
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1. Museu dos Baleeiros (Whaler’s Museum)

Rua dos Baleeiros 13, Lajes do Pico, Pico 9930-143 Portugal http://www.visitazores.com/en/the-azores/places-to-visit/museums/pico/museu-dos-baleeiros
Excellent
41%
Good
47%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
2%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 313 reviews

Museu dos Baleeiros (Whaler’s Museum)

Reviewed By 386DerekM - Sorn, United Kingdom

Excellent small museum. Exhibits well laid out . Good information albeit sad about the whaling operation in Pico Black and White film superb

2. Museu da Industria Baleeira

Rua do Poco 9940, Sao Roque do Pico, Pico 9940-361 Portugal +351 292 642 096 [email protected] http://www.visitazores.com/pt-pt/the-azores/places-to-visit/museums/pico/museu-da-industria-baleeira
Excellent
47%
Good
43%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 70 reviews

Museu da Industria Baleeira

Reviewed By I9871CAjoec - New London, United States

This museum, though small in size, offers a huge amount of information about the history of the whaling history on Pico Island. Very nice staff.

3. Pico Wine Museum

Rua dos Baleiros 13 Madalena, Pico 9950-364 Portugal +351 292 672 276 http://www.museu-pico.azores.gov.pt/museu/museu-do-vinho/
Excellent
70%
Good
10%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
5%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 20 reviews

Pico Wine Museum

Reviewed By drchrysc - São Miguel, Portugal

a top attraction with the second oldest draconensis draco in the world and the largest conglomeration of such a exquisite tree, full of exhibits and historic notes in a typically reconstructed vineyard and a housed in a convent

4. Centro de Interpretacao da Paisagem da Cultura da Vinha da Ilha do Pico

Lajido de Santa Luzia, Sao Roque do Pico, Pico 9940-311 Portugal +351 965 896 313 [email protected] http://parquesnaturais.azores.gov.pt/pt/parques/5/centro/9
Excellent
39%
Good
42%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
10%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 31 reviews

Centro de Interpretacao da Paisagem da Cultura da Vinha da Ilha do Pico

The Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture Interpretation Centre (CIPCVIP) is a building of noble characteristics, situated in one of the most peculiar core of the Protected Landscape of the Vineyard Culture - Lajido Santa Luzia, consisting as a starting point to understanding of the rich cultural heritage classified as World Heritage by UNESCO in 2004. In this area, visitors can watch a short documentary on the Vineyard Culture Landscape and collect information about the values that comprise it. Going to this Centre also allows a guided visit to the vineyard and fig tree "plots", to the inside of a warehouse and a traditional distillery, still in operation, as well as a tour to the core of Lajido that allows the understanding of how the building is closely associated with the vineyard and fig tree culture.

5. Centro de Artes e de Ciencias do Mar

Rua do Castelo, Lajes do Pico, Pico Portugal +351 292 679 330 http://cm-lajesdopico.pt/

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