Fado Museum
The Fado Museum is a music museum dedicated to Fado located in the Lisbon neighbourhood of Alfama. It was inaugurated on 25 September 1998.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
January 1st, May 1st, and December 25th: closed - Email: info@museudofado.pt
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum dedicated to Fado music
- Also known as: “Estação de Águas de Alfama”, “Estação Elevatória de Águas de Alfama”, “Estação Elevatória do Chafariz de Dentro”, and “Museu do Fado e da Guitarra”
- Address: Largo do Chafariz de Dentro 1, Lisboa, 1100-139
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of São Jorge and Capela de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios.
Castle of São Jorge
Photo: Robert Nyman, CC BY 2.0.
São Jorge Castle, sometimes known in English as Saint George's Castle, is a historic castle in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior. Castle of São Jorge is situated 600 metres northwest of Fado Museum.
Capela de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capela de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios is a church.
Igreja de Santo Estêvão
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saint Stephen Church is a church in Alfama district of Lisbon, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument. Igreja de Santo Estêvão is situated 130 metres north of Fado Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alfama and São Vicente de Fora.
Alfama
Photo: diego cue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Alfama is the oldest neighborhood of Lisbon, spreading on the slope between the São Jorge Castle and the Tagus river. The district includes the freguesias of São Miguel, Santo Estêvão, São Vicente de Fora and part of the two streets, "Freguesia da Sé: Rua do Barão" and "Rua São João da Praça".
São Vicente de Fora
Neighborhood
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
São Vicente de Fora is a former parish in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. At the administrative reorganization of Lisbon on 8 December 2012 it became part of the parish São Vicente.
Madalena
Village
Photo: Deryck Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Madalena is a former civil parish in the city and municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It has a total area of 0.11 km2 and total population of 380 inhabitants; density: 3,423 inhabitants/km2.
Fado Museum
- Categories: music museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Santa Maria Maior, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.71104° or 38° 42′ 40″ northLongitude
-9.12771° or 9° 7′ 40″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Operator
Câmara Municipal de LisboaOpen location code
8CCGPV6C+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1101604733OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Fado Museum” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Museu do Fado”
- Finnish: “Museu do Fado”
- French: “musée du Fado”
- French: “Musée du Fado”
- German: “Fado-Museum”
- German: “Fadomuseum”
- German: “Museu do Fado”
- Polish: “Muzeum Fado”
- Portuguese: “Casa do fado e da guitarra portuguesa”
- Portuguese: “Casa do Fado e da Guitarra Portuguesa”
- Portuguese: “Museu do fado”
- Portuguese: “Museu do Fado”
- Spanish: “Museo del Fado”
- Turkish: “Fado Müzesi”
- Turkish: “Museu do Fado”
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