Pelourinho de Amares
Pelourinho de Amares is a historic site in União das freguesias de Amares e Figueiredo, Amares Municipality, Braga District. Pelourinho de Amares is situated nearby to the tower Torre de Vasconcelos, as well as near the village Figueiredo.Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: pillory in Amares, Portugal
- Also known as: “Amares” and “Pillory of Amares”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torre de Vasconcelos and Casa da Tapada.
Torre de Vasconcelos
Tower
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torre de Vasconcelos is a tower, which is situated 1 km southwest of Pelourinho de Amares.
Casa da Tapada
Manor estate
Photo: Xicodaponte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Casa da Tapada is a manor estate, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Pelourinho de Amares.
Pillory of Monsul
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pillory of Monsul is situated 3½ km east of Pelourinho de Amares.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Figueiredo and Caires Parish.
Figueiredo
Village
Amares e Figueiredo is a civil parish in the municipality of Amares, Braga District, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Amares and Figueiredo. The population in 2011 was 2,654, in an area of 4.56 km².
Caires Parish
Village
Caires is a civil parish in the municipality of Amares, Braga District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 868, in an area of 4.72 km².
Ferreiros
Village
Ferreiros is a former civil parish of the municipality of Amares in the Portuguese intermunicipal community Cávado. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros. The population in 2011 was 3,212, in an area of 2.65 km2.
Pelourinho de Amares
- Categories: whipping post, cultural heritage, tourism, and historic site
- Location: União das freguesias de Amares e Figueiredo, Amares Municipality, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.63162° or 41° 37′ 54″ northLongitude
-8.35083° or 8° 21′ 3″ westElevation
92 metres (302 feet)Inception
17th centuryUnited Nations Location Code
PT AMROpen location code
8CHHJJJX+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3995961423OpenStreetMap feature
historic=pilloryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
2742958Wikidata ID
Q10348056
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In Other Languages
“Pelourinho de Amares” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Pelourinho de amares”
- Portuguese: “Pelourinho de Amares”
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