Casa Colombo, Porto Santo

Name: Casa Colombo
Address: Travessa Sacrestia 2, Porto Santo, 9400-176, Portugal
Telephone: +351 291 983 405

#2 among attractions in Porto Santo

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Casa Colombo is a Portuguese history museum in Porto Santo, Madeira. The museum is housed in a house where Christopher Columbus, a European navigator and explorer, is believed to have resided. The museum has areas dedicated to the strategic position of Porto Santo in the context of the Portuguese discoveries, Christopher Columbus and his relationship with the island of Madeira, and the importance that this island had in the preparations for his great voyages.

Another area is about the sinking of the galleon Sloot ter Hooge, belonging to the Dutch India Company, near the coast of Porto Santo Island.

Coordinates: 33°3'34"N, 16°20'8"W

Address

Travessa Sacrestia 2Porto Santo 9400-176 Portugal

Contact

+351 291 983 405

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Nearby attractions include: Porto Santo Golfe, Pico do Castelo, Facho, Marina do Porto Santo.

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Mountain
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