Aquarium
Aquário Vasco da Gama
🇵🇹 Portugal
🐠 Aquarium, Portugal 91 spp. present
The Vasco da Gama Aquarium (Portuguese: Aquário Vasco da Gama) is one of the oldest aquariums in the world. It is located in Dafundo, in the civil parish of Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo, in the municipality of Oeiras near the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. It is a public aquarium and is run by the Portuguese Navy's Cultural Commission. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
38.699° N 9.238° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
91
speciesOpened
1898
Size
Small
Visit
Getting there
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
LC
Rubber Eel
Typhlonectes natans
Before you go
Where is Aquário Vasco da Gama?
Lisbon, Portugal
Aquário Vasco da Gama is an aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal. Its coordinates are 38.699° N, 9.238° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Monfragüe National Park, about 305 km away.
What animals can you see at Aquário Vasco da Gama?
91 species
Citizen-science photos record 91 species at Aquário Vasco da Gama, including African Clawed Frog, Pond Slider, Fire Salamander, Rough-skinned Newt and Spanish Newt. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Aquário Vasco da Gama in the wild?
African Clawed Frog: De Hoop Nature Reserve
Some of the animals photographed at Aquário Vasco da Gama also live in the parks and cities we cover: African Clawed Frog (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in De Hoop Nature Reserve), Pond Slider (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park) and Fire Salamander (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Plitvice Lakes National Park).
Does Aquário Vasco da Gama charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Aquário Vasco da Gama lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When did Aquário Vasco da Gama open and how big is it?
Opened 1898, 0.2 ha
Aquário Vasco da Gama, an aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal, opened in 1898 and covers about 0.2 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 91 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website