History Museum
Museu Municipal de Arqueologia de Albufeira
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Algarve
December 10, 2019
Albufeira Municipal Archaeological Museum is a small Museum located on the cliff of the Old Town, overlooking Peneco's beach and the Fisherman´s beach. The museum contains a mix of archaeological exhibits found in the Algarve: Roman, Visigothic and Moorish.
Marie
November 18, 2018
Interesting to visit!
Elaine
September 25, 2018
Museum of sacred art..in the old town above the tunnel road that survived the 1755 earthquake and exhibits religious art.j
Cor & Lucia
February 5, 2017
Archeological museum of Albufeira
Olga
January 5, 2017
Located in the old part of the city, in the Praça da República, the Municipal Archaeological Museum is divided into four historical sections according to the following periods: Pre-History, Roman, Visigoth-Islamic and Modern Age. It occupies the old City Hall premises and, in addition to the…
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