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Giant aquarium and museum offering a visit to discover the oceanographic collection and specimens of marine species.
The dream of a prince with a passion for the seabed, this is both an aquarium and a museum. You'll discover no fewer than 4,000 specimens of aquatic, tropical, Atlantic, Portuguese maritime and freshwater species. On the museum side, in addition to the King D. Carlos oceanographic collection, their "virtual window" on the ocean plunges you into an immersive reality. A visit that will delight young and old alike. Visual richness and remarkable quality. For all lovers of marine species and those concerned about the preservation of the ocean.
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Opening time and information on AQUÁRIO VASCO DE GAMA
Open every day from 10am to 6pm. Admission: €5, free for under 3-year-olds, €2.50 for the children and the most 65 years.
Owner's Message
The Vasco da Gama Aquarium, located at the gateway to Lisbon, is not just a
aquarium, it's also a museum. A museum born of a prince's dream and ambition
to discover the depths of the ocean.
A visit to the Vasco da Gama Aquarium means you can climb aboard the Vasco da Gama yacht
Amelia, owned by the Portuguese royal family, sailing along the coast of
Sesimbra coast in the company of the then King of Portugal, Carlos I. From the
to the Vasco da Gama Aquarium, on a journey to the depths of the sea
and the slopes of the sea, where we can only contemplate from the sea.
The Vasco da Gama Aquarium is one of the oldest museum aquariums in the world. It
been visited by successive generations of families since its opening on May 20
1898. It is a historical heritage that promotes Portuguese aquatic life and
has the private oceanographic collection of King Carlos I.
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