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Brasão de Póvoa de São Miguel

Póvoa de São Miguel

A 14th-century Alentejo village amid watermills, megalithic tombs and Moorish chimneys.
1 festival recorded in this parish
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festivals in this parish1

what to see

- Igreja Matriz (Parish Church) and Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Estrela (Church of Nossa Senhora da Estrela)<p>- The watermills and the old tile kilns<p>- The dolmens of Herdade das Antas

about the place

Póvoa de São Miguel is a parish in the municipality of Moura, in the Baixo Alentejo region, covering 186.94 km² and home to 761 inhabitants (2021 census). The settlement is believed to have been founded in the late 14th century; by 1527 it already had 61 households. It belonged to the Order of Avis and, from 1654 to 1834, to the Casa do Infantado. The name Póvoa de São Miguel became official in 1988.