Freemaps

The history of Portimão is deeply intertwined with the natural resources of the Mediterranean matrix of its territory and with the strong river and maritime relationship.

The processes of transformation and conservation of the fish richness of its waters have emerged since ancient times, and later, in the 20th century, an important fishing and canning industry occupied the banks of the Arade.

In 1996, the need to preserve all this historical relationship motivated the acquisition, by the Municipality of Portimão, of the old fish canning factory “São Francisco”, located on the riverfront of the city.

It is from this renovated factory building, dating from the end of the 19th century, that the Museum of Portimão opened, as a center for cultural dissemination and space for discovering the origins and evolution of the community, its territory and the most striking aspects of its industrial and maritime history.

Its landmark exhibition “Portimão, Territory and Identity”, represents a historical synthesis of the socio-economic and cultural path of the populations that lived here and marked the uniqueness of their identity and territory.

It’s location by the riverside makes it a must visit, when walking around this area.