Category: Civil Architecture > Museum
District: Castelo Branco > Covilhã > Unhais da Serra
The Rancho House Museum is located in Unhais da Serra, a village integrated into the municipality of Covilhã. This village, nestled in a valley of the majestic Serra da Estrela, benefits from a natural environment of great beauty. Its position offers an atmosphere of tranquility, characteristic of mountain communities, with the mountainous landscape shaping daily life and local traditions.
Inside this house-museum, there is a collection of tools that belonged to the daily work in the fields. Each piece represents a testimony to the agricultural and pastoral practices that sustained past generations in Unhais da Serra. The exhibition of these objects allows visitors to understand the difficulties and simple engineering that characterized rural life, offering a perspective on the resilience and inventiveness of mountain communities. It is an opportunity to observe closely the instruments that shaped the landscape and economy of this region.
The house museum also integrates spaces that reflect family life and domestic traditions. The presence of an old kitchen transports the visitor to the heart of family life from other times, where smells and flavors mingled with the warmth of the home and the sharing of stories. Additionally, a typical wine cellar illustrates traditional production and storage methods, intrinsic elements of local subsistence and culture. These environments, together with other ethnographic collections, underline the identity and cultural legacy of the Unhais da Serra community, allowing an immersion into its roots and customs.
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt
Coordinates DD: 40.2598561,-7.6249271
Coordinates DMS: 40°15'35.5"N 07°37'29.7"W
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