Toural

Toural
Largo do Toural
The Toural Square in 2014
LocationGuimarães, Portugal
Coordinates41°26′31″N 8°17′44″W / 41.44191°N 8.29562°W / 41.44191; -8.29562
Completion date17th century
Restored date1878, 2012

The Toural Square (Portuguese: Largo do Toural), commonly referred as just Toural, is the most important square and place of gathering on the Portuguese city of Guimarães. It began in the 17th century as a place to sell bulls (Touro in Portuguese), oxen and other goods. Unlike the rest of the city, pigeons aren’t commonly found in the Toural, but swallows are.