Pelourinho de Vila Cova de Alva
Pelourinho de Vila Cova de Alva is a historic site in União das freguesias de Vila Cova de Alva e Anseriz, Arganil Municipality, Coimbra District. Pelourinho de Vila Cova de Alva is situated nearby to the church Igreja da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Vila Cova de Alva, as well as near the village Freguesia de Vila Cova de Alva.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Solar Abreu Mesquita and Castle of Avô.
Solar Abreu Mesquita
Manor estate
Photo: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Solar Abreu Mesquita is a manor estate, which is situated 110 metres north of Pelourinho de Vila Cova de Alva.
Castle of Avô
Castle
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Castle of Avô is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Avô, municipality of Oliveira do Hospital, in the Portuguese district of Coimbra. Castle of Avô is situated 3½ km east of Pelourinho de Vila Cova de Alva.
Pelourinho de Avô
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pelourinho de Avô is situated 3½ km east of Pelourinho de Vila Cova de Alva.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freguesia de Vila Cova de Alva and Freguesia de Cerdeira.
Freguesia de Vila Cova de Alva
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Freguesia de Vila Cova de Alva is a village.
Freguesia de Cerdeira
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Freguesia de Cerdeira is a village, which is situated 2½ km south of Pelourinho de Vila Cova de Alva.
Vila Pouca da Beira
Village
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vila Pouca da Beira is a village and former civil parish in the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Santa Ovaia e Vila Pouca da Beira. Vila Pouca da Beira is situated 3½ km northeast of Pelourinho de Vila Cova de Alva.
Pelourinho de Vila Cova de Alva
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: pillory in Arganil, Portugal
- Categories: whipping post, cultural heritage, tourism, and historic site
- Location: União das freguesias de Vila Cova de Alva e Anseriz, Arganil Municipality, Coimbra District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.28315° or 40° 16′ 59″ northLongitude
-7.94243° or 7° 56′ 33″ westInception
16th centuryOpen location code
8CGJ73M5+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 3995965070OpenStreetMap feature
historic=pilloryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q66941849
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In Other Languages
“Pelourinho de Vila Cova de Alva” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Pelourinho de Vila Cova de Alva”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Igreja da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Vila Cova de Alva and Solar dos Condes da Guarda.
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