This attractive museum houses the traditional wear used for farming, fishing and seaweed harvesting in centuries past. You’ll see costumes worn during the Romaria de Nossa Senhora d’Agonia, and cool antique looms. The then-and-now mural-sized photos on the 2nd floor are pretty special, too.
Museu do Traje
Viana do Castelo
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Sé
23.02 MILES
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15.52 MILES
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Nearby Viana do Castelo attractions
1. Praça da República
0.04 MILES
This fine hub of seven narrow laneways is at the heart of the old town’s zone of mansions and monuments. An especially elegant example is the Chafariz, a…
2. Chafariz
0.06 MILES
A Renaissance fountain built in 1554. The fountain is topped with Manueline motifs of an armillary sphere and the cross of the Order of Christ.
3. Antigos Paços do Concelho
0.07 MILES
The fortresslike Antigos Paços do Concelho is the old town hall from the 16th century. It sometimes hosts contemporary art exhibitions.
4. Igreja de Misericórdia
0.08 MILES
Rebuilt in 1714, this church is adorned with some fine azulejos (hand-painted tiles).
5. Igreja Matriz
0.09 MILES
This elegant parish church – also known as the sé – dates from the 15th century, although it has since been through several reincarnations. Check out its…
6. Gil Eannes
0.18 MILES
Demanding attention on the waterfront near Largo 5 de Outubro is a pioneering naval hospital ship, the Gil Eannes (zheel yan-ish). Now restored, the ship…
7. Museu de Artes Decorativas
0.25 MILES
The 18th-century Palacete Barbosa Maciel bears witness to Viana’s affluent past. It houses this impressive collection of 17th- and 18th-century ceramics …
8. Fábrica do Chocolate
0.33 MILES
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