National Museum of Sport | Free Admission

It was inaugurated in 2012, 100 years after the Portuguese participation in the Olympic Games and among other reasons of interest houses the National Library of Sport, with about 60 000 items registered.

Both retain modern monographs on the subject in focus as historical records, a case of De Arte Gymnastica, by Hieronymi Mercurialis, considered the first book of sports edited around the world.

Local: Palácio Foz, Praça dos Restauradores, 24/45, 1250-187 Lisboa
Schedule: Tuesday to Saturday | 10:00h am to 17:30h pm
Transport: Metro Restauradores

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