# Peniche Fortress and the National Museum of Resistance and Freedom

What to do en Peniche and the Berlengas · Peniche and the Berlengas

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/peniche-and-berlengas/things-to-do/peniche-fortress · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h 30
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: Teenagers and adults; 20th-century history

A 16th-century fortress that was a political prison under the dictatorship, now a museum · 1 h 30

The great fortress that closes Peniche to the south, next to the harbour, was during Salazar's dictatorship one of the harshest political prisons in the country. Álvaro Cunhal escaped from here in 1960. Today it is the National Museum of Resistance and Freedom, with the cells, the visiting room and the history of the repression and of the Carnation Revolution.
It is a few steps from where the boats to Berlenga leave: if you have the afternoon boat, it fits in the morning. Check the opening times at the museum before you go.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 39.353, -9.381

## Cerca de aquí

- [Boat from Peniche to Berlenga Island](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/peniche-and-berlengas/things-to-do/ferry-to-berlenga), a 172 m
- [Tasca do Joel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/peniche-and-berlengas/where-to-eat/tasca-do-joel), a 453 m
- [PenichePraia](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/peniche-and-berlengas/where-to-stay/peniche-praia), a 1.5 km
- [Supertubos beach](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/peniche-and-berlengas/things-to-do/supertubos), a 1.7 km
- [Cabo Carvoeiro and the Nau dos Corvos](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/peniche-and-berlengas/things-to-do/cape-carvoeiro), a 2.5 km
- [Baleal Surf Camp](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/peniche-and-berlengas/where-to-stay/baleal-surf-camp), a 4.2 km
- [Surf lesson in Baleal with Baleal Surf Camp](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/peniche-and-berlengas/things-to-do/baleal-surf-lesson), a 4.2 km
- [Baleal, the former island joined by sand](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/peniche-and-berlengas/things-to-do/baleal), a 4.3 km

Destino: [Peniche and the Berlengas](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/peniche-and-berlengas.md)