Museum of Fabrica da Baleia do Boqueirao

Exciting history of whaling and processing on Flores.

The museum contained info on the history of whaling on the island and a replica of the boats used and tools of whaling. The processing plant was fascinating, showing how they extracted the whale oil. ...

Excellent whaling museum

This whaling station was built in 1944 and operated until 1981. It has since been converted into a museum. You will learn a lot about the whaling traditions of Flores. You can see the machinery of ...

Azores' history for an easy afternoon

Very interesting and Informative. Since whaling is part of the Azores' history, I recommend you invest one hour and visit the exhibition.

Good museum for a rainy day!

Very nice museum about the history of whale hunting in Flores. Small, but good setup with video's, old tools and boats. Located in the former whale factory. Excellent trip for rainy days, for about 1-...

Le plein d'infos

Grand musée anciennement usine à baleine avec infrastructure comme à l'époque, beaucoup d'informations, de quoi bien apprendre de cette époque.