Pelourinho de Murça
A contemporary of King Manuel I, who granted the town a new charter in 1512, and being one of the best preserved in Portugal, the Pillory is built on eight steps, has a spiral shaft topped by a capital with heraldic symbols and is topped by five spiral pinnacles.
Contacts
Praça 5 de Outubro, 10
5090-112,Murça
- Easy external parking
- Pillories & Stone crosses
- True
Characteristics
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