Aquario Vasco da Gama

Last visit 2024

Aquário Vasco da Gama
Rua Direita do Dafundo
1495 - 718 Cruz Quebrada - Dafundo
Portugal

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Phone number 21 4196337
Fax number  21 4193911

E-mail: aquariovgama@mail.telepac.pt

 

Open 10am-6pm

 

 

Entrance 

• Adult 7,- Euro
• Child 3,50 Euro
• Family* 18,- Euro

*Family ticket are valid for 2 adults and 2 children, each additional child is 3,- Euro
 

History

The Vasco da Gama Aquarium project was conceived in the context of the celebrations of the "IV centenary of the departure of Vasco da Gama, for the discovery of the Maritime Route to India", with the support of Charles I of Portugal, pioneer of Oceanography in the country. The land on which it was built was provided by the Ministry of Public Works and the works. It was under the responsibility of the Executive Committee of the Fourth Centenary of the Discovery of the Sea Route to India and was supervised by the scientist Albert Girard. It was inaugurated on May 20, 1898, in the presence of the sovereign. In addition to the species that he would normally exhibit, the zoological collections gathered during the oceanographic campaigns that the monarch had undertaken aboard the royal yacht "D. Amélia" were on display. Initially, it had only one floor, and a second floor was added around 1916, when it benefited from major renovations. In 2021, the aquarium stopped having large marine animals. In the old tank of the sea lions, a new valence called "Window to the Ocean" opened, a space that is a totally interactive room and thinking about the youngest. The works of this room lasted a year and represent an investment of 300 thousand euros, supported by the Navy. A mini amphitheatre was made with an interactive mega screen measuring 7.25 meters long by 2.70 meters high, in which children can interact with the screen with various educational films, not only about the characteristics of the fish that are there, but also with aspects related to the oceans and their conservation.