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Facilities managed by Museus e Monumentos de Portugal received 4.4% fewer visitors compared to 2024, in a year marked by closures for renovations under the PRR. The Belém Tower recorded the largest drop in visitor numbers, while the Jerónimos Monastery saw the largest increase.
The decline is reportedly linked to the total or partial closure of several museums and monuments for renovation works under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR).
The archaeological site of Estoi, one of the most visited in the Algarve, is closing for the refurbishment of the interpretation centre and to improve accessibility to the national monument.
The Senhora do Pilar Sanctuary is competing to be named one of the wonders of Portugal.
While we wait another five centuries to decide whether to build a Museum of Discoveries, small discoveries are being made to add knowledge and uncover a truth that terrifies so many: the past existed.
The Caparrosa Menhir-Stele is another of the megalithic monuments highlighted at the Terras de Besteiros museum. It is one of the few menhirs in the region that can be visited today, unlike others.
The sword was removed in November 2025 due to the loss of a piece essential to its stability.
In a year when Portugal was hit by violent storms, the International Day for Monuments and Sites, celebrated this Saturday, is dedicated to the theme 'Living Heritage: emergency response in contexts of conflict and disasters', and the works at the Mafra National Palace are an example of how to try to promote resistance to severe weather.
On the International Day for Monuments and Sites, we celebrate culture with songs for museum visits, featuring references to sites or inspired by monuments. Visit them and listen to these tracks, with Nelson Ferreira and Tiago Pereira.
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The statue was vandalised overnight between Sunday and Monday.
The restoration of the national monument's church is coming to an end: 13 years and three million euros later. Information gathered by the conservator-restorers will now be studied.
The public-interest classification recognises the historical, artistic and heritage value of the group, dated between the 15th and 18th centuries. The designation was requested by Museums and Monuments of Portugal.
