Espaço Multiusos do Porto Moniz

• Indoors
• Ages 5-14
• Children free
• Just turn up

The municipality's exhibition hall on the Porto Moniz seafront, whose permanent show explains the UNESCO laurel forest the family has just driven through.

This is the building older guides call the Centro Ciência Viva, and the confusion is worth clearing up: the science network's domain is dead and the centre is not on the national list any more, but the hall itself is open daily, ten to six, run by the Câmara Municipal under the name Espaço Multiusos. The signage on the door may still say Ciência Viva. Reckon on an hour and a half; it is reading and looking rather than buttons to press, so it suits a child of five upwards and loses teenagers.

Worth knowing: Bring cash - payment is at reception in cash or by cheque, and no card is taken. Groups must book at least eight days ahead and are held to the slot: arrive late and the visit gets shortened.

Opening hours

Mon

10:00-18:00

Tue

10:00-18:00

Wed

10:00-18:00

Thu

10:00-18:00

Fri

10:00-18:00

Sat

10:00-18:00

Sun

10:00-18:00

Prices

Normal 3.50 €, junior 5-14 2.50 €, over-65s 3 €, groups over five 3 €, school groups 2.50 €, under-5s free.

Season

Open every day including public holidays; closed on 25 December.

Getting there

Prices and opening times change without notice, and on this island they change often. Everything here carries the date it was checked in our research notes; if a place has moved or closed, tell us and we will fix it.