History and Patrimony

MUSEUMS

The impressive array of monuments - testimonies to the region’s long history - include the Museums of Torres Vedras, Alenquer, Óbidos, that are rich in archaeology, painting and Sacred Art; Lourinhã Museum, with its fine collection from the Jurassic period, including the world’s largest collection of dinosaur eggs; Peniche which has an ancient maritime tradition and now serves as one of Portugal’s leading fishing ports; Caldas da Rainha which houses the Malhoa Museum, São Rafael House Museum (Bordalo Pinheiro Factory), the Pottery Museum and Sculpture Museums; the Joaquim Manso Ethnographic Museum in Nazaré and the Gorjão Palace Museum in Bombarral; the coastal defensive fortresses of Nazaré, Paimogo, Peniche and Berlenga, and the “Linhas de Torres” defensive fortifications.