Toural
The Toural Square, commonly referred as just Toural, is the most important square and place of gathering on the Portuguese city of Guimarães. It began in the 17th century as a place to sell bulls, oxen and other goods.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Feliciano Guimarães, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Square
- Description: main town square of Guimarães, Portugal
- Also known as: “Largo do Toural” and “Toural Square”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Peter’s Basilica, Guimarães and Tribunal da Relação de Guimarães.
St. Peter’s Basilica, Guimarães
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Saint Peter's Basilica is a Catholic basilica built in neoclassical style at the Toural Square, inserted in the freguesia of Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião, part of Guimarães, in northwest Portugal.
Tribunal da Relação de Guimarães
Courthouse
Photo: CTHOE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tribunal da Relação de Guimarães is a courthouse, which is situated 140 metres northeast of Toural.
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Estádio D. Afonso Henriques is a football stadium in the city of Guimarães, Portugal. The stadium is home of Guimarães's most successful team, Vitória de Guimarães, presently competing in the top-flight Portuguese Liga. Estádio D. Afonso Henriques is situated 640 metres northwest of Toural.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Creixomil and Costa.
Azurém
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Azurém is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães in the Braga District of Portugal. The population in 2021 was 9,090, in an area of 2.9 km2. One of the campus of the University of Minho if located here.
Toural
- Categories: cultural heritage and locality
- Location: Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião, Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.44173° or 41° 26′ 30″ northLongitude
-8.29561° or 8° 17′ 44″ westElevation
190 metres (623 feet)Open location code
8CHHCPR3+MQOpenStreetMap ID
way 591247671OpenStreetMap feature
place=square
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In Other Languages
“Toural” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Campo do Toural”
- Portuguese: “Largo do Toural”
- Portuguese: “Toural”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Toural”. Photo: Feliciano Guimarães, CC BY 2.0.