Chafariz de Mercúrio
Neoclassical fountain consisting of three steps, a circular tank, an octagonal column and, shoot, a sculptural group. It was built by the City Council in 1840.
Contacts
Largo da Paz
4900-345,Monserrate
- Easy external parking
- Fountains, Springs & Aqueducts
- True
Characteristics
Monuments near Chafariz de Mercúrio
Capela de Nossa Senhora das Candeias
Located by the docks, it was builtunder the invocation of the Santo Homem Bom, patron saint of tailors and silk spinners. It has a stone, dated 1944, that test…
Capela de Santa Catarina
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Capela de Santiago
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Capela de São Roque
This chapel stands out for its simplicity. In the interior, a special note to the blackwood and to Saint Roque's image of the 1700s, as well as the pulpit and …
