The Victoria

The Victoria room’s design is inspired by Magellan’s journey around the world, with a subtle mix of Iberian and Asian decoration: red and saffron tones, dark wood furniture and a chaise longue, in short, a call to escape and reverie. It is located on the second floor with a view on the garden.

 

Note : The bedroom window has no shutters; the room is thus not completely darkened.

Note : The bedroom window has no shutters; the room is thus not completely darkened.

 

The Victoria was the first ship to circumnavigate the globe, from September 1519 to September 1521, under the command of the explorer Magellan. The ship was a 16th century, 45-man crewed, Spanish carrack with which Magellan discovered a passage to the West and the Pacific Ocean, south of Chile. This passage was named the Strait of Magellan. Upon the expedition’s return to Spain, minus its captain who had been killed in the Philippines, and after having crossed the Indian Ocean and passed the Cape of Good Hope, the Victoria’s crew had been reduced to only 18.