The Municipal Museum of Archaeology

The Municipal Archaeology Museum, in Albufeira

The Municipal Archaeology Museum of Albufeira presents the past and the identity of the town through the objects found over the excavations. The Albufeira audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this place of knowledge, which retraces all the eras crossed by the Algarve town.

The past of Albufeira through the objects

Attention to history lovers and to those who wish to discover the past and the identity of the town: the municipal archaeology museum presents all the periods that Albufeira knew, through the objects found during the excavations carried out in the town and its surroundings. The collections retrace the long history of the town, from the most ancient eras: there you discover vestiges of prehistory, of Roman Antiquity, of the long Moorish presence that profoundly marked the Algarve, and of the Christian period. Ceramics, tools, coins, architectural fragments and objects of daily life tell the life of the inhabitants through the centuries and the civilisations that succeeded one another on this territory. Installed in the old town, on the Republic square, the museum offers a fascinating dive into the roots of Albufeira, far from its purely seaside image. A place of knowledge and memory, the municipal archaeology museum is a fine stop of the discovery of the town.

What to see

Here you discover the collections that retrace all the eras of Albufeira through the objects found during the excavations: vestiges of prehistory, of Roman Antiquity, of the long Moorish presence and of the Christian period, ceramics, tools, coins and objects of daily life, on the Republic square. The municipal archaeology museum reveals the roots of Albufeira. It is a stop to be discovered, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The municipal archaeology museum lies on the Republic square, in the heart of the old town of Albufeira, reachable on foot. The visit follows its own hours and conditions, which vary. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What does the municipal archaeology museum of Albufeira present?

All the eras crossed by the town, through the objects found during the excavations: vestiges of prehistory, of Roman Antiquity, of the long Moorish presence and of the Christian period, ceramics, tools, coins and objects of daily life.

Where is the municipal archaeology museum of Albufeira?

On the Republic square, in the heart of the old town of Albufeira, in the Algarve, in Portugal.