Núcleo de História Militar - Manuel Coelho Baptista de Lima — Attraction in Angra do Heroísmo

Book at your own risk. I cannot recommend this place. We tried to book a tiny little tour of the fortress and they cancelled on us twice in a row with various excuses which were not believable to me (it seemed more like they did not want to do a tour in off season and there were too little people that booked). They offered a third time but I was tired of wasting my time and days with this because it seemed quite probable that they would call last minute again and come up with another...

We did a tour of the military museum which included a tour on the military base with our guide Tiago on March 2. Tiago is extremely knowledgeable and presented the information in an engaging way that made the history come alive. We did this tour on our first day and it gave us a great perspective for the rest of the visit on the island. Well done to the museum staff and...

Dr. de Lima was the managing supervisor, creating an amazing collection of history, culture and art in this and the main museum in Angra do Heroismo. This site covers the full spectrum of Military History of the area from positive to negative aspects. For instance, swords as an art, as a craft and as an indicator of industrial development. A...