Guimaraes Trip Overview
Join us on the tour through BRAGA and GUIMARAES, two wonderful northern cities in MINHO, PORTUGAL, both classified as UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE.
Come with us discover BRAGA, a historical city with more than 2000 years of history and a huge ROMAN LEGACY, earned the title of “PORTUGUESE ROME” with a remarkable collection of Cathedrals, Church’s, religious architectures and GUIMARAES, known as “CRADLE OF PORTUGAL” with the Guimares Castle, The Dukes Palace, one of the residences of the firt Portuguese Kings and the medieval city center.
Additional Info
* Duration: 8 hours
* Starts: Guimaraes, Portugal
* Trip Category: Shore Excursions >> Ports of Call Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Guimaraes, Northern Portugal, Portugal
Join us on the tour through BRAGA and GUIMARAES, two wonderful northern cities in MINHO, PORTUGAL, both classified as UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE.
Come with us discover BRAGA, a historical city with more than 2000 years of history and a huge ROMAN LEGACY, earned the title of “PORTUGUESE ROME” with a remarkable collection of Cathedrals, Church’s, religious architectures and GUIMARAES, known as “CRADLE OF PORTUGAL” with the Guimares Castle, The Dukes Palace, one of the residences of the firt Portuguese Kings and the medieval city center.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Se de Braga, R. Dom Paio Mende, Braga 4700-424 Portugal
Braga, known as the the “Portuguese Rome”, old town that shows in all its constructions a true deep religious devotion
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro, Av. Nossa Sra. do Sameiro 44, Braga 4715-616 Portugal
The Sameiro Sanctuary, constructed at 570 meters over the two valleys, allowing a outstanding view over the entire city.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Elevador do Bom Jesus do Monte, Largo do Santuario do Bom Jesus Tenões, Braga 4715-056 Portugal
Bom Jesus Sanctuary, this pilgrimage site, one of the most impressive sacred hills in Europe, with almost 600 hundreds steps, that used to be climb by pilgrims.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Centro Historico de Guimaraes, Guimaraes Portugal
Is time to know de “Cradle of Portugal”, Guimaraes. A little walk around the historical medieval city center with our guide to know the large range of architectural details that go back to different periods
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Guimaraes Castle, Rua Conde D. Henrique Paço dos Duques, Guimaraes 4810-245 Portugal
Visit to Guimaraes Castle
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Paco dos Duques de Braganca, Rua Conde Dom Henrique, Guimaraes 4800-412 Portugal
Guided visit toDukes Palace, located over the hill and discover the bronze statue of the founder of Portugal, Afonso Henriques King.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Parque do Castelo e Paco dos Duques de Braganca, Monte Latito, Guimaraes Portugal
“Cradle of Portugal”, Guimaraes
Duration: 20 minutes
