Portuguese museums

If you want to understand Portugal beyond the beaches and custard tarts, its best museums are where the real story unfolds.

Fado is more than just music—it's the soulful heartbeat of Portugal, deeply ingrained in the country’s cultural identity. A live fado performance is an unforgettable experience, capturing the raw emotion and history of the country.

Almost 20 centuries ago, what is now the municipality of Marvão, in Portalegre, was the Roman city of Ammaia. Archaeological work by the National Museum of Roman Artin Mérida and the University of Lisbon has revealed the existence of a forum and, more recently, about two years ago, an amphitheatre.

He’s the most famous footballer of our times, and now there’s a museum to honour him in his home town of Funchal on the Portuguese island of Madeira.

A new year has started and we are here to make sure you have a full cultural agenda to get you going on the first few months of the year.