{"id":59161,"date":"2026-10-13T23:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T23:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/?post_type=to-visit&p=59161"},"modified":"2026-10-13T23:10:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T23:10:23","slug":"museu-do-coa","status":"publish","type":"to-visit","link":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/zh\/attractions-to-visit\/regions-of-portugal\/center-of-portugal\/museu-do-coa\/","title":{"rendered":"Museu do C\u00f4a"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Museu do C\u00f4a, on the riverside of Vila Nova de Foz C\u00f4a, is the gateway to the valley of the rock art: the modern building, raised where the river C\u00f4a meets the Douro, gathers a collection dedicated to the engravings of the Palaeolithic and organises the guided visits to the rocks themselves, in the valley classified by UNESCO as World Heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The museum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The museum was created by the foundation that manages the C\u00f4a Valley Archaeological Park, in a building of contemporary architecture raised beside the old customs house of the river. Inside, its exhibitions explain the world of the first artists of the C\u00f4a \u2014 the horses, aurochs and deer engraved in the schist \u2014 and the story of how the art was found and protected; outside, the museum is the departure point for the tours that take visitors to the engraved rocks, with the rangers of the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to see<\/h2>\n\n\n\n