The National Museum of Costume (Museu Nacional do Traje), created in 1976, presents to the public a collection of historical costumes, garments and accessories, dating from the XVIII century to the present day, either in permanent or temporary exhibitions. Next to it is the Monteiro-Mor Botanic Park, extending for 11 ha, and a garden laid out in the 18th century, where the oldest known Araucaria Heterophylla in mainland Portugak can be found.
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