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Top 10 History Museums in Azores, Portugal
The nine islands that make up the Azores are in fact the peaks of some of the world's tallest mountains, reaching from deep beneath the Atlantic. The once-uninhabited, volcanic archipelago now hosts thousands of tourists every year who flock to the islands for sun, sand and verdant mountain scenery. From the beaches of Praia da Vitoria to the bustling marina of Horta, to the bubbling volcanic ground "ovens" of Furnas, these islands offer unparalleled--and unusual--adventures to discover.
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1. Museu da Graciosa
2. Museum of Angra do Heroismo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 365 reviews
Reviewed By Marlene39forever - Pembroke, Canada
I can’t recommend this place enough. We spent a few hours there and enjoyed every moment. All of the place is in English, except temporary exhibit on history of the building. Was monastery, seminary , now a museum. It covers history of the Azores, 500 years which ties in to Europe and sea faring years , more recent culture, limited military history, recent major earthquake, cultural traditions such as embroidery trade, religion, jesuits, geology of island. It’s all here. And free on Sundays. Otherwise cheap 2 euros. Spend some time here,
3. Vila Franca Museum
4. Museu da Fabrica da Baleia do Boqueirao
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 129 reviews
Reviewed By 496_gis - London, United Kingdom
The ticket cost 2.50 Euro and you can spend hours in the museum. There are documentaries and a lot of details about the whale industry, and the history of it. You finish the tour in the one time factory and you can see the machinery they used during the production.
5. Horta Regional Museum
6. Ribeira Grande Municipal Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By IguanaHunter
We were guided to this museum by the tourist information office. The museum is in a former manor house, and has displays of the various occupations from yesteryear. The gem is a mechanical Nativity scene, and local scene, built in the 1920’s. Well worth the €2.00 admission, and just a 5 minute walk from the main. Square.
7. Museu da Emigracao Acoriana
8. Casa dos Dabney
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3.5 based on 22 reviews
The Dabney's House, recovered by the Azores Regional Government, portrays the history and the passage of the Dabney family in Faial, who left a cultural, historical and scientific heritage, still visible and recognized on the island. The Dabney family settled in Faial in 1806, when John Bass Dabney was appointed US Consul General in the Azores. Three members of the Dabney family (John, Charles and Samuel) successively engaged this position over a century. In 1854, Charles William Dabney bought a summer house built in Monte da Guia, included in a residential complex consisting of a house with cistern, pier and shelter for two boats, a viewpoint, a small area of vineyards stretching up the slope toward the bay of Porto Pim and a winery, where is currently the exhibition about their experiences on the island.
9. Cantinho Etnografico
10. Casa dos Botes
The Whaler Boats' House was an extension of the Porto Pim bay Old Whaling Station and it is located in the Porto do Comprido, the most important whaling station of Faial Island. The House has a whaler boat and an exhibition that allow the visitor to discover and relive the work conditions of one of the most dangerous and heroic jobs in the Azorean tradition.
