Maritime Museum Tours and Activities

Maritime Museum showing heritage architecture and a church or cathedral
Maritime Museum
Maritime Museum featuring a church or cathedral and heritage architecture
Maritime Museum showing interior views
Maritime Museum which includes interior views


Explore this museum and pay tribute to centuries of maritime explorers who charted the world’s islands and plunged into the unknown.

Get in touch with your inner sailor at the Maritime Museum. This nautical institution preserves the memory of Portugal’s pioneering explorers with displays of famous personalities, boat models and examples of their cartography. With a collection of 17,000 items, this is one of the most comprehensive exhibitions of maritime history from the Middle Ages on.

Portugal boasts a prolific naval history, with many of the greatest nautical explorers departing on their journey from Lisbon’s port. Learn about such pioneers as Vasco da Gama, whose ground-breaking journey to India is remembered in a small wooden figure on display in the museum. Nearby, admire a 17th-century globe made by one of Portugal’s most renowned cartographers.

Also in the exhibition space, inspect two 18th-century ceremonial barges that were operational for nearly 200 years. In this time, these boats transported such famous clientele as Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Queen Elizabeth II of England. In the Far East Room, the maritime history of the Orient is represented in a collection of porcelain and Asiatic ships.

Imagine the strangeness of discovering a new world as you study centuries-old maps recorded by exploring sailors. Learn the intriguing stories of the discovery of America. Some legends suggest that Portuguese mariners discovered the North American continent long before Christopher Columbus was even born. Follow the evolution of nautical instruments that helped sailors navigate and journey further into the unknown. Amongst many such tools, learn about the sextants and telescopes that are on display.

The museum also features a number of displays of modern marine exploration. Walk around the Santa Cruz, a seaplane that completed the inaugural air crossing of the South Atlantic in 1922.

The Lisbon Maritime Museum is in a wing of the Jeronimos Monastery, located in the Belem district. Get there using bus and tram lines. The museum is within walking distance of other attractions and is open daily (except Monday). There is an admission fee.

Tours & day trips

See all 1231 activities

Private & custom tours

See all 610 activities

Food, drink & nightlife

See all 277 activities

Adventure & outdoor

See all 107 activities

Classes & workshops

See all 97 activities

Popular places to visit


Top Maritime Museum Hotel & Accommodation Deals

Palácio do Governador - Lisbon Hotel & Spa
Palácio do Governador - Lisbon Hotel & Spa
5 out of 5
Rua Bartolomeu Dias, 117, Lisbon
Palácio do Governador - Lisbon Hotel & Spa
Ajuda Palace Inn Lisbon
Ajuda Palace Inn Lisbon
2 out of 5
Alameda dos Pinheiros 1, Lisbon, Lisboa
Ajuda Palace Inn Lisbon
Hyatt Regency Lisbon
Hyatt Regency Lisbon
5 out of 5
RUE DA JUNQUEIRA 63, Lisbon
Hyatt Regency Lisbon
Corinthia Lisbon
Corinthia Lisbon
5 out of 5
Avenida Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, 105, Lisbon
Corinthia Lisbon
Locke de Santa Joana
Locke de Santa Joana
4 out of 5
18 Rua Camilo Castelo Branco, Lisbon
Locke de Santa Joana
ibis Lisboa Alfragide
ibis Lisboa Alfragide
2 out of 5
Alto De Cabreira - Estrada Da Circunvala, Amadora
ibis Lisboa Alfragide
Olissippo Lapa Palace – The Leading Hotels of the World
Olissippo Lapa Palace – The Leading Hotels of the World
5 out of 5
Rua do Pau da Bandeira, 4, Lisbon
Olissippo Lapa Palace – The Leading Hotels of the World
MS Aparthotel
MS Aparthotel
4 out of 5
Rua Manuel da Silva Gaio, 2, Linda-a-Velha, Oeiras
MS Aparthotel
Jam Hotel Lisbon
Jam Hotel Lisbon
3 out of 5
80 Avenida 24 de Julho, Lisbon
Jam Hotel Lisbon
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.