Pelourinho de Amares
Pelourinho de Amares is a historic site in Amares Municipality, Braga District. Pelourinho de Amares is situated nearby to the post office Posto dos CTT de Amares, as well as near the museum Museu de Artes Tradicionais.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: pillory in Amares, Portugal
- Also known as: “Pillory of Amares”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torre de Vasconcelos and Casa da Tapada.
Torre de Vasconcelos
Tower
Torre de Vasconcelos is a tower, which is situated 1 km southwest of Pelourinho de Amares.
Casa da Tapada
Manor estate
Casa da Tapada is a manor estate, which is situated 3½ km northwest 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. In 2011, the population was 868, in an area of 4.72 km². In 2021, it was 878.
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: Amares Municipality, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.63162° or 41° 37′ 54″ north
Longitude
-8.35083° or 8° 21′ 3″ west
Inception
17th century
Open location code
8CHHJJJX+JM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=pillory
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Pelourinho de Amares” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Pelourinho de amares”
- Portuguese: “Pelourinho de Amares”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Posto dos CTT de Amares and Chafariz.
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