Torre da Cadeia Velha

Torre da Cadeia Velha

Classified as Buildings of Public Interest, as well as the wall that joins them, the Torre da Cadeia Velha and the Torre de S. Paulo (which also had the name of Torre da Expecção and Torre do Postigo) are the most testimonies notorious of what remains of the old wall of Ponte de Lima, which, in addition to the walled structure, was composed of towers and doors, a complex built during the reign of King Pedro I in the 14th century.
 



Torre da Cadeia Velha 1
Torre da Cadeia Velha 2
Torre da Cadeia Velha 3
Torre da Cadeia Velha 4

Largo da Picota 23, 4990-045

Ponte de Lima

Description

According to the epigraph that documents the work, written in Gothic letters, placed in prominence next to the Church of Santo António da Torre Velha, where the Torre Velha once stood, the crushing of the stone began on March 8 and its settlement began July 6, 1359.

The Torre da Cadeia Velha, adapted to a prison in the 16th century (D. Manuel I), currently houses the Tourism Shop and hosts temporary exhibitions. The most attentive visitor, on a walk through the historic hull, will not fail to find traces of the towers and walls and the respective marks, placed on the pavement, evoking the missing monumental structure.

Source: https://www.visitepontedelima.pt/
 

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Largo da Picota 23, 4990-045 Ponte de Lima

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