Lavadouro do Purgatório - Purgatório, Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Torgut
N 37° 09.951 W 008° 13.152
29S E 569321 N 4113556
This is an old traditional Portuguese washing house in the boundaries of a village named Purgatório, in southern Portugal.
Waymark Code: WM13XYR
Location: Faro, Portugal
Date Posted: 03/10/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Dawild
Views: 2

This washing house is located not far from the centre of Purgatório, a village in southern Portugal by the road EN 395.

It's of easy access and there is also on the spot an ancient draw well. There are eight washing stations. It's a covered washing house, providing shelter from the rain and sun to the people washing. It was recently renovated but it's not commonly used anymore.
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