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São Torcato

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São Torcato, Portugal
Photo: Feliciano Guimarães from Guimarães, Portugal CC BY 2.0 source More images ↗

A pocket-sized vila near Guimarães in northern Portugal, São Torcato is home to the Santuário de São Torcato, where the relics of the town's patron saint — said by tradition to have remained incorrupt — draw pilgrims and visitors. The surrounding parish, which served as a couto (a privileged ecclesiastical territory) until the early 19th century, sits amid vineyards, with mountains close by and several UNESCO World Heritage sites in the wider region.

  • Nearest water from center0.2 km
  • Nearest mountain from center2.6 km
  • UNESCO within 50 km3

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