Poço Antigo - São Brás de Alportel, Portugal
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Torgut
N 37° 09.323 W 007° 53.458
29S E 598477 N 4112685
An old well in a modern town.
Waymark Code: WMK4QK
Location: Faro, Portugal
Date Posted: 02/12/2014
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This artesian well is old, as it is the attached device to extract the water from the underground - clearly from Arab influence. No doubts it was widely used in the past but then the town grew, embraced the well, mainswater was installed and the well stayed. Nowadays it's part of an interesting tiny park which includes also a model of a traditional chimney from the region.