Opened on 21 March 2007, the Mora Fluviário, in the Evora district was a pioneer and it is considered the largest fresh water aquarium in Europe, he said.
The space displays plants and animals from Iberian rivers on a route from the source down to the river mouth and also the Amazon basin and the great lakes of Africa.
Inhabited by “500 examples of 55 species, as well as various otters, the Fluviário cost €7 million, with funds from the Community and the local municipality.
Over the past 10 years “about 800,000 visitors” have passed through its doors, the mayor said.