The Monastery of St. Andrew Rendufe, located in a valley in the countryside, isolated by its old wall, was built in the century. XII in Rendufe parish. The male Benedictine Monastery, which includes the gilt, national baroque style, is classified as a Public Interest. Part of the monastery (monastic and fifth dependencies fence) belong to […]
SANTA MARIA MONASTERY OF BOURO Visit Braga Municipality is to make a journey through the history, to the extent that there are many monuments that depict documented times that are directly related to the great moments in the history of Portugal. The Monastery and Inn of Santa Maria de Bouro is a copy of this […]
SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF THE ABBEY Located in a pleasant place, where contact with the natural environment is privileged, the Shrine of Our Lady of the Abbey was built in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, in the parish of Santa Maria Bouro. The Marian shrine belongs to the baroque and rococo architecture and consists […]
CAMINHA Clock Tower, Torre do Relógio - Main tower of the medieval walls of walks, gives access to the Medieval Old Town Walk. Mother Church, Igreja Matriz - Church of Gothic style with Renaissance details. Fountain, Chafariz - Renaissance Monument, the first half of the century. XVI, installed in the center of Terreiro (Square Councillor Silva Torres). Misericordia […]
Situated in the historic city center of Guimarães, near its famous castle, is the Palace of the Dukes of Bragança, a stately building built during the fifteenth century, which is configured as one of the most beautiful buildings of this amazing time in Portugal. The building was built in order to serve for housing of the […]
The Castle of Guimarães is located in Guimarães, District of Braga, Portugal. In a dominant position, overlooking the Campo(field)de São Mamede, this monument is connected to the Portuguese Province(Condado Portucalense) foundation and the struggles of independence of Portugal, being popularly referred to as the cradle of nationality. A National Monument in 2007 was elected informally as one of […]
The double square, consisting of the Largo da Oliveira and the Square of Santiago and the Rua de Santa Maria are exceptional and must visit. The Largo da Oliveira is surrounded by a set of asset value of buildings, including: the Church Our Lady of Oliveira, the “porches houses” of the seventeenth century, the housing built […]
Allows a privileged contact with the grandeur of the Serra do Gerês you see on the horizon. It also allows to know unique features of rural architecture, in particular the original solutions to support agriculture such as lime meadows or the water Taken and in the historical and religious level, the singular Monastery of Santa […]
Located in the heart of the Peneda-Geres National Park and surrounded by lakes and mountains, the spa Gerês are the most famous of the country, with a surrounding landscape of rare beauty. This spa was originally built in the reign of King John V, and received frequent visits of King Ludwig I and Queen Maria Pia, […]
Food is culture, heritage and tradition. Its preservation means keeping the most ancient traditions that mark identity of a people gives it a difference and genuineness, is a real component of the tourism offer. Eating and drinking well is meaning of hospitality and taste the Minho cuisine is all this and more. A typical Minho […]
