Portuguese nationals and residents in Portugal now have 52 days a year to visit public museums, monuments and palaces free of charge.
Since August 1, free entry to state-owned museums, monuments, and palaces is no longer restricted to Sundays and public holidays. From now on, Portuguese nationals and residents in Portugal can choose 52 days of free access per year, a new measure that will also help manage the flow of visitors, explained the Minister of Culture, Dalila Rodrigues.
“What changes is that Portuguese people and residents of Portugal now have 52 days per year, on any day of the week, to visit the 37 public museums, monuments, and palaces free of charge,” said the Minister, exclaiming that we now have “Complete freedom. We can visit any day of the week”.
“The free entries, which until now had been limited to Sundays and bank holidays, now offer full freedom of action and choice. There is no reason for Portuguese people and residents of Portugal not to visit our museums and monuments”, she concluded.
To ensure entry to these locations, visitors must register at the ticket offices by presenting their identification, allowing their 52-day limit to be monitored in a central database.
Since the regulation took effect in August, there are just 22 days left in the year for free visits to the various museums, monuments, and palaces.
The 37 museums, monuments and palaces that can be visited for free are:
Alcobaça
Mosteiro de Alcobaça
Batalha
Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitória
Beja
Museu Rainha D. Leonor & Igreja de Santo Amaro
Braga
Museu D. Diogo de Sousa
Museu dos Biscainhos
Bragança
Museu do Abade de Baçal
Caldas da Rainha
Museu José Malhoa
Museu da Cerâmica
Coimbra e Condeixa-a-Nova
Museu Nacional de Conímbriga, in Condeixa-a-Nova
Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, in Coimbra
Évora
Museu Nacional Frei Manuel do Cenáculo & Igreja das Mercês
Guimarães
Museu de Alberto Sampaio & Palacete de Santiago
Paço dos Duques, Castelo de Guimarães & Igreja de São Miguel do Castelo
Lisboa
Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
Museu de Arte Popular
Museu Nacional de Arqueologia
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga
Museu Nacional de Etnologia
Museu Nacional do Azulejo
Museu Nacional do Teatro e da Dança
Museu Nacional do Traje
Museu Nacional dos Coches e Picadeiro Real
Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea — Museu do Chiado
Panteão Nacional, em Lisboa
Palácio Nacional da Ajuda
Torre de Belém, em Lisboa
Mafra
Museu Nacional da Música
Palácio Nacional de Mafra
Miranda do Douro
Museu da Terra de Miranda
Nazaré
Museu Dr. Joaquim Manso
Lamego
Museu de Lamego
Peniche
Museu Nacional da Resistência e da Liberdade
Porto
Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis
Casa-Museu Fernando de Castro
Tomar
Convento de Cristo
Vila do Bispo
Fortaleza de Sagres
Viseu
Museu Nacional Grão Vasco
