Paredes de Coura-General
Tourist Office, Largo Visconde de Moselos, Paredes de Coura 4940-525
Phone: +351 251 783 592 - Fax: +351 251 783 592
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Paredes de Coura has become known for its annual Rock Music Festival, which takes place by the beautiful River Coura on the third weekend in August and draws a crowd of 30,000 from all over Europe. The town has may other attractions and, apart from those separately listed, there are the churches of Nossa Senhora da Purificação, a good example of rural Baroque architecture and the Igreja do Divino Esprito Santo (Divine Holy Spirit), which was rebuilt in the 18th century. There is a 17th century pillory in front of the town hall and various parishes have windmills, stone granaries and threshing floors.
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