Chris Columbus´ house

Christopher Columbus' house is a museum here in Vila Baleira, Porto Santo. We enjoy its light, airy, atmosphere, its few precious historical items.

Columbus' connection to the island is his marriage, in 1479, to Filipa Moniz, the daughter of the first govenor of the island. Outside the museum is a pleasant patio with the Dragon Tree represented, a multi-armed palm which provided a popular dye for textiles, before the tree was almost eradicated.