Torre de Vasconcelos
Torre de Vasconcelos is a tower in União das freguesias de Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros, Amares Municipality, Braga District. Torre de Vasconcelos is situated nearby to the church Capela Santa Luzia, as well as near the police station Posto Territorial de Amares.Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: Tower in Amares Portugal
- Also known as: “Casa dos Mouros”, “Torre de Vasconcellos”, and “Vasconcelos tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pelourinho de Amares and Igreja Paroquial de Carrazedo.
Pelourinho de Amares
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pelourinho de Amares is situated 1 km northeast of Torre de Vasconcelos.
Igreja Paroquial de Carrazedo
Church
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igreja Paroquial de Carrazedo is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Torre de Vasconcelos.
Pillory of Monsul
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pillory of Monsul is situated 3½ km east of Torre de Vasconcelos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ferreiros and Figueiredo.
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.
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.
Besteiros
Village
Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros is a civil parish in the municipality of Amares, Braga District, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Ferreiros, Prozelo and Besteiros. The population in 2011 was 4,573, in an area of 7.34 km2.
Torre de Vasconcelos
- Categories: cultural heritage, building, and historic site
- Location: União das freguesias de Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros, Amares Municipality, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.62378° or 41° 37′ 26″ northLongitude
-8.35549° or 8° 21′ 20″ westOpen location code
8CHHJJFV+GROpenStreetMap ID
way 175468486OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q10383752
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In Other Languages
“Torre de Vasconcelos” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Casa dos Mouros (Ferreiros)”
- Portuguese: “Ruínas da Torre e Honra de Vasconcelos”
- Portuguese: “Torre de vasconcelos”
- Portuguese: “Torre de Vasconcelos”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capela Santa Luzia and Posto Territorial de Amares.
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