Fonte de Alandroal / Fonte Monumental da Praça
A rectangular Baroque fountain with a pilastered frontispiece topped by bonfires. It is located in a central spot in the village, in Praça da República. It features an 18th-century coat of arms flanked by two sculptures. The fountain has six spouts, represented by heads and lions, named the Spout of the Witches, Saint Anthony, Lovers, Kings, Saint Peter, and Saint John.
Contacts
Praça da República
7250-116,Alandroal
- Easy external parking
- Fountains, Springs & Aqueducts
- True
Characteristics
Monuments near Fonte de Alandroal / Fonte Monumental da Praça
Castelo de Alandroal
Medieval castle with a significant keep. Noteworthy in this fortification is the gate flanked by towers and a horseshoe arch made of local marble. The Torre da…
Ermida de Santo António
Church of Baroque architecture consisting of a nave and a chancel. The temple and the altar were built in the 18th century and the churchyard was built in 1961.
Ermida de São Sebastião
Baroque chapel of longitudinal plant covered by a barrel vault in the nave and the chancel. Chapel, probably built in the 15th century and rebuilt after the ea…
Igreja da Misericórdia de Alandroal
Baroque church from the Josephite period. Notable features include the gilded altarpiece in the chancel and the Baroque-Rococo tile panels depicting the Last S…
Igreja Matriz do Alandroal / Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
This church features Manueline, Baroque, and Neoclassical architecture, consisting of a single nave and a chancel with access to the sacristy and choir. It is …
