Pelourinho de Vila Real
Set on a three-stepped pedestal, it consists of a base and an octagonal shaft. On top of this rests a four-sided base with arched windows. A calolithic dome with an iron cross and pennant.
Contacts
Avenida Carvalho de Araújo
5000,Vila Real
- Difficult external parking
- Pillories & Stone crosses
- True
Characteristics
Monuments near Pelourinho de Vila Real
Capela de São Brás
A Gothic-style chapel, whose interior has been transformed. It is believed that the famous warrior known as Espadeiro lies in one of the sarcophagi. The tomb f…
Casa de Diogo Cão
According to tradition, this is the birthplace of Diogo Cão, probably dating from the 15th century. It is a two-story building with an exterior stone staircase…
Igreja da Misericórdia de Vila Real
Built in the 16th century, has undergone changes over the centuries. The interior of a single nave, has 17th century altarpieces and baseboards of tile. The fa…
Igreja de São Domingos / Sé Catedral de Vila Real
Characterized by Gothic features, this church has three naves divided on the facade by two buttresses. The portico is pointed with multiple archivolts, flanked…
