Casa da Baía,

The facade of Casa da Baía

History Behind the Building

This historic building dates back to the eighteenth century. The building was known by the name Recolhimento de Nossa Senhora da Soledade it was home to religious women.

All religious orders were extinct during the nineteenth century, so a new purpose was found for this building.

The city suffered a lot of hardships during the twentieth century, this led to the increase of orphanages and child care centers. In May 18 1919, the building is occupied and used as an orphanage named Orfanato Municipal Sidónio Pais- The Municipal Orphanage of Setúbal. The orphanage endowed young people with teachings that allowed them to follow a trade and to live their lives as full citizens.

In this building an educational establishment, a nursery school and a gallery of plastic arts would come into operation.

The Building Today

Casa da Baía - a Tourism Information Center, opened May 07 2011. Here, you can find information on the city, it's people, and it's local cuisine. Speaking of food, Setúbal is known for its famous cheese, cookies, pastries, fish and wine. Do not forget to taste it all before leaving the city. Moscatel, is a desert wine, and you can try it here, relax, and sit in the lounge area.

Lounge Area

Lounge Area

The cloisters, an area now fully covered, functions as winter garden, a space dedicated to socializing and leisure, conducive to the realization of small cultural events.

Winter garden

Address:
Av. Luísa Todi n.º 468
2900-456 Setúbal
Contact: +351 265 545 010

Open from:

From June 1 to September 15
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday and holidays from 9am to midnight

From September 16 to May 31
From Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fridays, Saturdays and eve of  holidays from 9 am to midnight

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