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Observatories in Portugal

Portugal has 14 observatories on the map. 11 watch the night sky. 3 watch something else — the Sun, the radio sky, particles, Earth’s field, or a volcano. Below: how they split by what they watch, and the country’s notable sites. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.

OBSERVATORIES14

OLDEST FOUNDED—

NOT WATCHING STARS3

By what they watch

Astronomical11 · 79%

Geo & magnetic3 · 21%

Notable observatories in Portugal

A representative mix — the specialised sciences first, then the earliest sites by founding year.

Geo/magneticEstação Sísmica de Ponta Delgada

Geo/magneticSeismic Station in Serra do Pilar

Geo/magneticSanta Maria Magnetic Observatory

AstronomicalAstronomical Observatory of Lisbon

AstronomicalCrow Observatory

AstronomicalMatosinhos Observatory

AstronomicalPicoto Observatory

AstronomicalMuxagata Observatory

AstronomicalLinhaceira observatory

AstronomicalSassoeiros observatory

AstronomicalAlgarve Observatory

AstronomicalCoimbra University observatory

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