Santuário da Nossa Senhora do Pilar
Chapel located next to Lanhoso Castle, composed of five Stations of the Cross chapels, representing some stages of the drama of Golgotha. The image of the Saint originates from the Sanctuary of Monte do Pilar, in Vila Nova de Gaia, arriving in Póvoa de Lanhoso through the devout André da Silva Machado, a wealthy merchant and native of Valdemil, in the year 1680.
Contacts
Monte do Pilar
4830-343,Póvoa de Lanhoso
- Easy external parking
- Churches, Chapels & Temples
- Visitable (no guide)
- True
Characteristics
Monuments near Santuário da Nossa Senhora do Pilar
Calçada do Século XVIII
Pedestrian access to a sidewalk of the eighteenth century which retains its original features.
Castelo de Póvoa de Lanhoso
This military defensive structure is located in a mountainous area with an impressive panoramic view. Traces of various types of construction within the tower …
Castro de Lanhoso
A settlement from the Iron Age (1st millennium BC - 4th century AD), this archaeological site is of great interest and has been the subject of successive inter…
