Fountain of São João

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The Fountain of São João (Fonte de São João) is a fountain located in the civil parish of, municipality of Melgaço, in the northern Portugal.The fountain dates to 1780, with the payment for the construction funded by Dr. João Pedro de Sá, the juiz de fora for the town of Melgaço, who lived in the locality of Assadura. He was supported with donations from the nobility of the town of Melgaço.
The fountain in located in an urban environment, situated on the northeast corner of the Praça da República, with a small landscaped area, with pavement running parallel.The zone is delimited by a masonry wall with stone bunks, which constitutes a small lookout over the residences of the town, and the Minho valley.
The fountain consists of a tall vertical rectangular backrest and stone body, marked by a wider base and triangular pediment. Above the base are two Tuscan pilasters, that extend into the body, crowned by slender cone-type pinnacles. The triangular/gabled pediment is traced by the lines of the frieze and cornices, also surmounted by a pinnacle.

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