Castelo de São Torcato

Castelo de São Torcato is an archaeological site in União das freguesias de Selho São Lourenço e Gominhães, Guimarães, Braga District. Castelo de São Torcato is situated nearby to the evergreen forest Monte da Colina Verde, as well as near the village Aldão.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of St. Torquatus and Capela de São Torcato.

Basilica of St. Torquatus

Church

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Basilica of St. Torquatus is a church, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Castelo de São Torcato.

Capela de São Torcato

Church

Photo: Alegna13, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Capela de São Torcato is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Castelo de São Torcato.

Igreja Velha de Santa Maria de Corvite

Church

Photo: Luis Alberto Ribeiro Oliveira, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Igreja Velha de Santa Maria de Corvite is a church, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Castelo de São Torcato.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Torcato and Aldão.

São Torcato

Town

Photo: Feliciano Guimarães, CC BY 2.0.

São Torcato is a town.

Aldão

Village

Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aldão is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães in the Braga District of Portugal. Aldão is situated 3 km south of Castelo de São Torcato.

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. Azurém is situated 4 km southwest of Castelo de São Torcato.

Castelo de São Torcato

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: União das freguesias de Selho São Lourenço e Gominhães, Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

41.48994° or 41° 29′ 24″ north

Longitude

-8.27319° or 8° 16′ 24″ west

Open location code

8CHHFPQG+XP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13616024876

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Capela do Bom Despacho and Monte da Colina Verde.

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