Historic Center Of Moimenta Da Beira

In the historic center of Moimenta da Beira, the Benedictine Convent of Nossa Senhora da Purificação is considered the most emblematic of the Terreiro das Freiras square. In Terreiro das Freiras, in addition to the former Benedictine Convent of Nossa Senhora da Purificação (a female cloistered convent of the Cistercian Order - built in the 16th century by Dr. Fernão Mergulhão with a license granted by Pope Clement VII. The convent has a Mannerist, Baroque and Rococo style), as well as a notable group of emblazoned houses, the Solar dos Guedes (a public interest building since 1982, it dates from the second half of the 18th century and features two ceilings painted in the Rococo style), the Casa da Moimenta (popularly known as the "executioner's house", it features an anthropomorphic figure in the shape of a mask, an inscription b ROIZ A and its probable date, 1579), the Fonte da Pipa and the Replica of the Pillory (The original pillory was built next to the Solar dos Guedes, and was characterized by the mask, identical to that of the Casa de Moimenta, carved on it, symbolic of death, directly associated with the justice that was executed and carried out in the pillories).