Santuário de Nossa Senhora do Pilar

Santuário de Nossa Senhora do Pilar is a church in Geraz do Minho, Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality, Braga District. Santuário de Nossa Senhora do Pilar is situated nearby to the peak Lanhoso, as well as near Baloiço do Castelo.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church building in Póvoa de Lanhoso, Braga District, Portugal
Also known as: “Igreja Nossa Senhora do Pilar”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Estação lusitano-romana de Póvoa do Lanhoso and Estrada lusitano-romana.

Estação lusitano-romana de Póvoa do Lanhoso

Archaeological site

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Estação lusitano-romana de Póvoa do Lanhoso is an archaeological site, which is situated 140 metres southeast of Santuário de Nossa Senhora do Pilar.

Estrada lusitano-romana

Archaeological site

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Estrada lusitano-romana is an archaeological site, which is situated 170 metres southeast of Santuário de Nossa Senhora do Pilar.

The Calvos Oak is a European oak located in the parish of Calvos, in Póvoa de Lanhoso, Portugal. It is estimated to be about 510 years old, as of 2015 it stands 30 m tall and had a diameter at breast height of 7.62 m with a canopy diameter of 37 m. Calvos Oak is situated 1½ km northeast of Santuário de Nossa Senhora do Pilar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lanhoso and Calvos e Frades.

Lanhoso

Village

Lanhoso is a Portuguesa Freguesia in the Municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, it has an area of 6.47 km2 and 742 inhabitants.

Calvos e Frades

Village

Calvos e Frades is a freguesia in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, northern Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes of Calvos and Frades.