Museu Municipal de Arqueologia Kolforn CC BY-SAMuseu Municipal de Arqueologia Kolforn CC BY-SAAlbufeira Archeology Museum Kolforn CC BY-SAAlbufeira Archeology Museum Kolforn CC BY-SAMuseu Municipal de Arqueologia de Albufeira
Located in Albufeira's old town, just behind the beach, is this archeological museum. The Museu Municipal de Arqueologia de Albufeira is housed in, what was until the late 1980s, the town hall. Despite its diminutive appearance the museum is surprisingly spacious inside.
Much of the collection was excavated from the local area by Father José Manuel Semedo de Azevedo, a keen amateur archeologist. Objects were collected from nearby sites such as the castle in Paderne, Roman villa in Retorta, the necropolis of Morgado da Lameira and the old parish church. These include such highlights as a near complete Roman mosaic and a well preserved Neolithic vase dating back to 5000BC.
The museum's collection is divided into four sections: Prehistory, Roman Period, Islamic Period, and the Modern Age, which is up to the 17th century.
Address
Praça da República 1Albufeira8200-146Phone
+351 289 599 508Link
https://www.cm-albufeira.pt/content/museu-municipal-de-arqueologiaAttraction type
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Central on the Algarve coast and only 40 minutes away from the Faro airport, Albufeira has been the most popular holiday destination in the south of Portugal since the 1970s. Originally a fortified Roman town, and for centuries a typical algarvian fishing village awash with simple white houses and the smell of grilled sardines, this picturesque location is now a thriving tourist town offering…