Museum in Historical Villages

Museus das Descobertas

Museus das Descobertas

Interpretation Centre “Discovering the New World” is a museum devoted to maritime Portuguese Discoveries and especially to the discovery of Brazil by Pedro Álvares Cabral.

Divided in two floors, the museum of Belmonte is set in the manor house Solar dos Cabrais. It depicts in 16 rooms the entire Discoveries’ epopee from the preparation of the trip to India to the arrival of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 in Brazil, by using the latest technologies.

From Tuesday to Sunday.
Closes on mondays, December 25th, january 1st and May 1st.

Winter Schedule09:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 17:30

Summer Schedule
09:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 18:00

 

Contact

Solar dos Cabrais
Rua Pedro Álvares Cabral


6250-088 Belmonte

Phone: +351 275 088 698
Fax: +351 275 088 973
E-mail: belmonte.em@netvisao.pt
Web: http://www.cm-belmonte.pt/indexadnm.html

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