This was a pleasant surprise. I'm glad I stumbled upon this museum as it gave a nice history of the…read moreisland. It wasn't very busy so I had the whole place to myself and didn't feel rushed or crowded.

Inexpensive, huge, and fascinating museum!…read more The majority of information in the museum is Portuguese. It appears that they are slowly changing over to provide information in English. Even with the language barrier, I enjoyed my visit. A great variety of items and information is available for viewing. Carriages, uniforms, religious relics, etc. It's easy to lose a few hours of time. Staff is friendly, providing direction if you should lose your group.

A really interesting museum about wine, the history of wine and the vineyards on Pico island. it…read morealso has a beautiful 'dragontree' shrine with the biggest dragontree we have seen yet. A mustsee when you visit the island and want to know more about it's history and about the story behind the lavastone walls on the island. Entrance is E4,- .