Friday, 11 December 2020

LOURES (PORTUGAL)

 

LOURES
N 38º 49´48''; W 9º 10' 12'' 

Loures is a Portuguese city in the district of Lisbon, belonging to the Metropolitan Area of ​​Lisbon, with approximately 260 000 inhabitants.
It is the seat of a municipality with 167.24 square kilometers of area and 205 054 inhabitants (2013), subdivided into 10 parishes. The municipality is limited to the north by the municipality of Arruda dos Vinhos, to the east by Vila Franca de Xira and by the Tagus estuary (territory officially assigned to Vila Franca de Xira), to the southeast by Lisbon, to the southwest by Odivelas, to the west by Sintra and northwest by Mafra.
The municipality comprises two cities: Loures and Sacavém and seven villages: Bobadela, Bucelas, Camarate, Moscavide, Santa Iria de Azóia, Santo António dos Cavaleiros and São João da Talha.

The municipality is divided into three major areas: rural, to the north (comprising Lousa, Fanhões, Bucelas, Santo Antão do Tojal and São Julião do Tojal); the urban, to the south (Frielas, Loures and Santo António dos Cavaleiros); and the industrialized, the east (Apelação, Bobadela, Camarate, Moscavide, Portela, Prior Velho, Sacavém, Santa Iria de Azóia, São João da Talha and Unhos).























 






























PALÁCIO DO CORREIO - MOR

N 38º 49' 39''; W 9º 11' 04''

The Palácio do Correio-Mor is located in the rural term of the Portuguese parish of Loures (in the municipality of the same name) and is one of the most notable estates on the outskirts of Lisbon for its opulent stucco, tiles, and paintings decoration.
The palace dates back to the time of D. João IV (1640-1656) and has undergone several changes.

https://palaciodocorreiomor.pt/