Pillory of Torre de Moncorvo
Pillory of Torre de Moncorvo is a historic site in Torre de Moncorvo, Braganza District. Pillory of Torre de Moncorvo is situated nearby to the town hall Câmara Municipal de Torre de Moncorvo, as well as near the government office Serviços Camarários de Torre de Moncorvo.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Câmara Municipal de Torre de Moncorvo and Castle of Torre de Moncorvo.
Câmara Municipal de Torre de Moncorvo
Town hall
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Câmara Municipal de Torre de Moncorvo is a town hall.
Castle of Torre de Moncorvo
Ruins
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle of Torre de Moncorvo is a 13th-century castle in Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança District, Portugal. It is classified by IGESPAR as a Site of Public Interest.
Capela do Sagrado Coração de Jesus de Moncorvo
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capela do Sagrado Coração de Jesus de Moncorvo is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Larinho and Pocinho.
Larinho
Village
Larinho is a Portuguese parish, referred in Portugal as freguesia, in the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo. It has an area of 29.57 km² and a total of 327 inhabitants as of the 2021 census. Larinho is situated 4½ km northeast of Pillory of Torre de Moncorvo.
Pocinho
Hamlet
Photo: André Marques, CC BY 2.0.
Pocinho is a village in northern Portugal, located in the Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality. The Pocinho Dam and the River Douro are nearby. Pocinho railway station is the eastern terminus of the Douro railway line, so the community developed with the arrival of the railway in 1887. Pocinho is situated 8 km southwest of Pillory of Torre de Moncorvo.
Pillory of Torre de Moncorvo
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: pillory in Torre de Moncorvo, Portugal
- Categories: whipping post, cultural heritage, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Torre de Moncorvo, Torre de Moncorvo Municipality, Braganza District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.1752° or 41° 10′ 31″ northLongitude
-7.052° or 7° 3′ 7″ westInception
16th centuryOpen location code
8CHJ5WGX+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 3995964447OpenStreetMap feature
historic=pilloryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q10348208
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In Other Languages
“Pillory of Torre de Moncorvo” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Pelourinho de Torre de Moncorvo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Serviços Camarários de Torre de Moncorvo and Loja CTT.
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