Casa da Pereira
Although the certainties are not absolute, everything leads to believe that Ferdinand Magellan was born in this House, and there is even reference to Sabrosa in the testament of the browser. Being a rural farm house, has popular civil architecture, characterized by small openings, without elements scholars. The stone of arms inserted in one of the corners of the House would have been sent sting by order of King Manuel I, since the browser made his great voyage of discovery in the service of the Kings of Spain. The House never was sold and moved to the current owners by inheritance. In the forecourt, in the main facade of the House is placed a marble plaque evocative of his connection to Portuguese Navigator and the Portuguese Government officials visits the same.
Contacts
Rua Fernão de Magalhães
5060-333,Sabrosa
- Easy external parking
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Characteristics
Monuments near Casa da Pereira
Castro da Sancha
Erected on top of a hill 665 meters above sea level, and with a great mastery over the surrounding landscape, this fortified Iron Age settlement stands out for…
Fonte do Largo Doutor Sá Fernandes
Late-Baroque fountain with two semi-circular spouts. Features of the village and coat colour chart with date of construction.