They are located in the town of Porto de Mós, province of Estremadura, forming part of the Intermunicipal Community of the Leiria Region, District of Leiria, Central Portugal
Praça da República currently consists of a traditional Portuguese sidewalk with fourteen coats of arms from the different parishes of the Municipality and the Town made in cobblestone by the hands of local pavers, illustrating the decorative capacity of this type of art taken across borders.
Over time, the Square was the central stage for the daily lives of locals, hosting weekly markets and becoming an obligatory point of passage. Around it, the main buildings of local civil life grew, such as the Town Hall building, the former Judicial Court and the Public Offices House.
In Praça da República, in a flowerbed, there is the Mós monument made of stone and steel, which symbolizes the water mills in Vila de Porto de Mós and its surroundings.
Currently, the large number of mills in the region have become symbolic elements that characterize the region and the formation of Porto de Mós.
The town of Porto de Mós has around twenty-six thousand inhabitants and is considered to belong to the Serras de Aire e Candeeiro Natural Park.
Praça da República is characterized by a large space and around it is the City Hall monument, historic buildings, a pedestrian square with a lot of history, flowerbeds with colorful flowers and some red garden benches.
The City Hall is integrated into a building from the end of the 19th century, a rectangular plan with a single ground floor consisting of three panels, two sides and one central.
The building on the outside consists of a main door topped by a coat of arms with a staircase with five windows on the right side and another five on the left.
On the upper floor, a large stone balcony formed by pinnacles with vases decorates the entire space and you can see the roofs of the houses, the surrounding valleys full of vegetation and trees.
In Praça da República on festive days, music shows are organized like typical ranches of the region, music, a pink house surrounded by leafy trees such as a palm tree and a pine and at the top you can see the Castle of Porto de Mós with its green roofs with a palatial design.
Over time, the Square was the central stage for the daily lives of locals, hosting weekly markets and becoming an obligatory point of passage. Around it, the main buildings of local civil life grew, such as the Town Hall building, the former Judicial Court and the Public Offices House.
In Praça da República, in a flowerbed, there is the Mós monument made of stone and steel, which symbolizes the water mills in Vila de Porto de Mós and its surroundings.
Currently, the large number of mills in the region have become symbolic elements that characterize the region and the formation of Porto de Mós.
The town of Porto de Mós has around twenty-six thousand inhabitants and is considered to belong to the Serras de Aire e Candeeiro Natural Park.
Praça da República is characterized by a large space and around it is the City Hall monument, historic buildings, a pedestrian square with a lot of history, flowerbeds with colorful flowers and some red garden benches.
The City Hall is integrated into a building from the end of the 19th century, a rectangular plan with a single ground floor consisting of three panels, two sides and one central.
The building on the outside consists of a main door topped by a coat of arms with a staircase with five windows on the right side and another five on the left.
On the upper floor, a large stone balcony formed by pinnacles with vases decorates the entire space and you can see the roofs of the houses, the surrounding valleys full of vegetation and trees.
In Praça da República on festive days, music shows are organized like typical ranches of the region, music, a pink house surrounded by leafy trees such as a palm tree and a pine and at the top you can see the Castle of Porto de Mós with its green roofs with a palatial design.
