São Sebastião Museum Travel Guide: Top Sights in Sao tome and

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São Sebastião Museum- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Historical & Cultural; Sao Tome and Principe; 8 Reviews

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Suggested Duration: 2 hours

São Sebastião Museum is a museum, housed in a 16th-century fortress in the city of São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe. It lies in the northeastern part of the city centre, at the southeastern end of Ana Chaves Bay. It contains religious art and colonial-era artifacts. The fortress was built in 1566 by the Portuguese in order to protect the port and city of São Tomé against pirate attacks. A lighthouse was established in the fortress in 1866, it was rebuilt in 1928. The fortress was restored at the end of the 1950s.

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Reviews of Sao Sebastiao Museum

LeatherOnCall Ghana

5
Reviewed: 2024-10-19

Place was quite and serene. As we had an opportunity with my friends to learn about the history, culture and spirit of the people of Sao Tome.
LeatherOnCall Ghana

5
Reviewed: 2024-10-19

Place was quite and serene. As we had an opportunity with my friends to learn about the history, culture and spirit of the people of Sao Tome.
Andre G.

4
Reviewed: 2024-03-29

You can learn more about Sao Tome's history and the colonial era. It's a rather small museum. The informative texts on the wall should be translated to english for convenience.
Andre G.

4
Reviewed: 2024-03-29

You can learn more about Sao Tome's history and the colonial era. It's a rather small museum. The informative texts on the wall should be translated to english for convenience.
Pedro

4
Reviewed: 2023-05-14

Interesting place to visit. The guide was nice and helpful.
Pedro

4
Reviewed: 2023-05-14

Interesting place to visit. The guide was nice and helpful.
Maurice Engler

5
Reviewed: 2022-03-17

The fort + national history museum including Old and modern history of Sao Tomé
Maurice Engler

5
Reviewed: 2022-03-17

The fort + national history museum including Old and modern history of Sao Tomé