Santa Marta Lighthouse Museum
Santa Marta Lighthouse Museum
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IAN D
Wigan, UK19,629 contributions
Jul 2023 • Solo
I didn't go in the lighthouse having done it on my last visit but it's just a very picturesque site. For me the best view of it is from the marina looking across the inlet
Written 1 July 2023
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H.F. Callaghan
Cabramurra, Australia225 contributions
Jun 2023 • Couples
It’s out of the way and a 20 minute walk from town. You can’t get anywhere near it. No access to either the lighthouse or the house beside it. It’s all locked up from the main road. It’s good for a photo opp. What you see in the pic is it.
Written 8 June 2023
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BigA1999
Los Angeles, CA415 contributions
May 2022
I loved that place and it is simple to reach and walk to the top. Ones you are on the top, you have a fantastic view. After you are done and if it is hot, get a beer at their shop to relax :-)
Written 13 June 2022
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Barbara O
Boston, MA269 contributions
May 2022 • Solo
I visited the lovely blue and white striped lighthouse on a Tuesday around noon and for the price of a four or five euro ticket I was able to climb the decorative lighthouse winding stairs up to the outer railing and walk around, with beautiful views of the harbor and large ships. I also saw a short film narrated by prior lighthouse keepers, and a small museum with lights from different light houses. A really fabulous experience made even better by the friendliness and enthusiasm of those who were working there.
Written 17 May 2022
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flowery321
Cambridge, UK19 contributions
Apr 2022
Go up the tower for a view of the local area. Best on a sunny day when the modernist, white lighthouse museum building shines in the sun. Interesting large light house lenses and stuff about the light house keeper ( although the latter was closed off when we visited). Also has a little coffee shop.
Written 14 April 2022
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Mairwen1
United Kingdom9,567 contributions
Mar 2020
This was one of the sights on our walk from Cascais to the Boca da Inferno (Mouth of Hell). The lighthouse caught our eye because of its unusual square pepper-pot shape and its cheery, bright blue and white striped tiles. It is surrounded by white-washed walls, palm trees and the old lighthouse keeper’s residence and sits poised on the cliff top, above a small, secluded beach. It’s a great photo-stop.
Built in 1868, the lighthouse is now a museum. It’s also still functional and continues to operate but the lighthouse keeper is gone and everything is fully automated. Restored in 2006, there is now a café and a museum and you can climb up the winding stairs to the top of the 36 metre tall tower. How many times would the lighthouse keeper have climbed these steps?
Entry to the museum is €5 and is a combo ticket that also includes entry to Casa de Santa Maria next door. However, it seems to have quite limited opening hours and were closed when we were there. I believe it only opens Wed-Friday in the mornings so check the times before you go if you want to do visit inside.
Built in 1868, the lighthouse is now a museum. It’s also still functional and continues to operate but the lighthouse keeper is gone and everything is fully automated. Restored in 2006, there is now a café and a museum and you can climb up the winding stairs to the top of the 36 metre tall tower. How many times would the lighthouse keeper have climbed these steps?
Entry to the museum is €5 and is a combo ticket that also includes entry to Casa de Santa Maria next door. However, it seems to have quite limited opening hours and were closed when we were there. I believe it only opens Wed-Friday in the mornings so check the times before you go if you want to do visit inside.
Written 27 January 2021
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Malgorzata
12,113 contributions
Sept 2019
The Santa Marta Lighthouse is situated to the south of the center of Cascais, on the estuary of the River Tagus. It is a quadrangular masonry tower covered with white tiles, with blue horizontal stripes and a red lantern. The lighthouse now houses a lighthouse museum. The collection of the Santa Marta Lighthouse Museum was entirely established by the Portuguese Navy. Small museum, presenting lighthouse lenses and other related artifacts. The museum is interesting , although not very big. The lighthouse is beautiful, and the view is gorgeous. Such a beautiful place .
Written 23 August 2020
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tommytirebiter
Connecticut81 contributions
Nov 2019
EZ walk from downtown to this attraction. The real reason to visit is the view to take photos from the lighthouse tower itself. Not good if the day is overcast.
Written 24 November 2019
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Art H
Dartmouth, Canada880 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
We walked by this museum one day but you could not go up into the lighthouse until 2:30, so we decided to come back the next day. This worked well and everything was open. We climbed the tower and enjoyed the views from the lighthouse tower. The actual lighthouse museum does not have that much in it, but if you listen to the video in another room there is a lot of information. Included in the price is admission for the museum next door, which is an amazing house with some very interesting designs.
Written 27 July 2019
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KAmanda
Manchester, UK96 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
The lighthouse was good to go up and take in the view. You get a stunning shot of the sea and part of town. If you’re interested in the mechanics of lighthouses then the museum might be of interest however I found it quite boring to be honest!
Written 24 July 2019
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