Lisbon Oceanarium distinguished by Tripadvisor for fourth consecutive year

For the fourth consecutive year Lisbon’s Oceanarium has been distinguished with a

Certificate of Excellence by travel website TripAdvisor.

After last year being recognised as the Best Aquarium in Europe and the second best in the world, Lisbon Oceanarium was this year voted as the top of 436 different experiences to have in Lisbon.



Tourists of 180 different nationalities have visited the popular attraction over the past 12 months and shared their views and ratings of the experience on TripAdvisor.



Of 10,393 evaluations posted on the website 6,848 rated their visits as ‘excellent’ and 2,828 as ‘very good’.





“The recognition for the excellence of our exhibitions is a privilege and a great pleasure for us”, said Miguel Tiago de Oliveira, commercial director of the Oceanarium.



“We are very proud of the enthusiastic descriptions of our visitors and this renewed confidence is a driving force for new projects through which we seek to contribute towards raising public awareness for the conservation of the environment and the oceans.”



Since it opened in 1998 the Oceanarium has welcomed over 19 million visitors, making it one of the most visited cultural facilities in Portugal. Each year, about ten percent of the European population visit public aquariums.



According to a statement from Lisbon Oceanarium, aquariums “provide privileged access to the marine world, promote a unique experience through their exhibitions, are a unique channel for communicating issues affecting the marine environment and are an exceptional environment for engaging citizens in changing their behaviour in relation to the environment.”