History of the Quinta

Quinta Vale de Fornos was bought by the present owners in 1972 from D. Pedro de Bragança.

Originaly this property was build by Dª Antónia Ferreira (Ferreirinha) who offered it to her daughter when she married the 3rd Count of Azambuja.
It is said that Napoleon's soldiers lodged in this property during the French invasions, and that Christopher Columbus himself passed by its vineyards on the way to King D. João ll's home, in nearby Vale do Paraíso, to inform the King of the discovery of America.

The Quinta includes a splendid 18th century house, whose particular traces and colour have been kept unchanged, and is a symbol of tradition for its antiquity and close relation to portuguese noble families.